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|Definition=ιος, Att. εως or εος <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Cyc.</span>641</span>, ἡ: dat. [[κόνι]] contr. fr. [[κόνιι]], <span class="bibl">Il. 24.18</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.11.191</span>, Att. [[κόνει]]:—<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[dust]], κόνιος δεδραγμένος <span class="bibl">Il.13.393</span>; as an emblem of a countless multitude, εἴ μοι τόσα δοίη ὅσα ψάμαθός τε κ. τε <span class="bibl">9.385</span>; κ. δέ σφ' ἀμφιδεδήει <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Sc.</span>62</span>; κόνιν, ἄναυδον ἄγγελον στρατοῦ <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Supp.</span>180</span>; αἷμα κ. πίνει, ἀνασπᾷ, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Th.</span>736</span> (lyr.), <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Eu.</span>647</span>; κ. διψία <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ant.</span>247</span>,<span class="bibl">429</span>; of the grave, κ. κατακρύπτει χάριν <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span>8.79</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OC</span>406</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">El.</span>435</span>, etc.; [[κόνει φύρειν κάρα]], in sign of mourning, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Hec.</span>496</span>; ἡ [[ἐπίχρυσος κόνις]] = [[gold dust]], <span class="bibl">Poll.7.97</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> [[ashes]], [[ἐν κόνι ἄγχι πυρός]] = [[in the ashes by the fire]] Od.l.c.; κόνιν αἰθαλόεσσαν χεύατο κὰκ κεφαλῆς <span class="bibl">Il.18.23</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Theoc.24.93</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> the dust of the [[κονίστρα]], <span class="bibl">Arist. <span class="title">IA</span>709a14</span>, <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Anach.</span>29</span>, <span class="bibl">Ath.12.518d</span>: metaph., of [[toil]], [[πάντα ἡμῖν μία κόνις]] dub. in <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">DMort.</span>1.3</span>: in Plu.2.697a [[κόνιν]] ([[lye]]) is prob. an error for κονίαν. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> = [[κονία]] 111, <span class="bibl">Jul.<span class="title">Ep.</span>80</span>. [κόνῐν <span class="bibl">Il.18.23</span>; [[κόνῐ]] (shortd. fr. [[κόνῑ]] before a vowel) <span class="bibl">24.18</span>, Od.l.c.; κονῑς<b class="b3">, κονῑν</b>, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pr.</span> 1084</span> (anap.), <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Supp.</span>180</span>, <span class="bibl">783</span> (lyr.): ῐ in gen., v. supr.] (Cf. Lat. [[cinis]].) </span>