| |Definition=[ῠ], ὁ (later ἡ, v. infr. <span class="bibl">1.3</span>, <span class="bibl">7</span>), <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[dark-blue enamel]], esp. used to adorn armour, δέκα οἶμοι μέλανος κυάνοιο <span class="bibl">Il.11.24</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">35</span>; πτύχες κυάνου <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Sc.</span>143</span>; also <b class="b3">θριγκὸς κυάνοιο</b>, of a [[cornice]], <span class="bibl">Od.7.87</span>; so perhaps in <span class="title">IG</span>12.367.7, 42(1).102.244 (Epid.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> [[lapis lazuli]], κύανος [[αὐτοφυής]] (opp. [[σκευαστός]]) <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">Lap.</span>39</span>, al., Dsc.5.91, etc. (perhaps also in <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phd.</span>113c</span>); κύανος [[ἄρρην]], κύανος [[θῆλυς]], <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">Lap.</span>31</span>: also an imitation made in Egypt, ib.<span class="bibl">55</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> [[blue copper carbonate]], <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Cord.</span>2</span>, Gal.12.233 (ὁ and ἡ), <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Lex.</span>22</span>; βαπτὴ κ. <span class="title">AP</span>6.229 (Crin.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">4</span> [[blue cornflower]], <span class="bibl">Plin.<span class="title">HN</span>21.68</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">5</span> a bird, perhaps [[blue thrush]], [[Turdus cyanus]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>617a23</span>, <span class="bibl">Ael.<span class="title">NA</span>4.59</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">6</span> [[sea-water]], Hsch. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">7</span> fem., the [[colour]] [[blue]], <span class="bibl">Alex.Aphr.<span class="title">in Mete.</span>162.4</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> as adjective, = [[κυάνεος]], <span class="bibl">Nic.<span class="title">Th.</span>438</span> (unless [[κυανός]] as in <span class="bibl">Phlp.<span class="title">in GC</span>23.11</span>, codd. Pl.l.c.): Comp. [[κυανώτερος]] <span class="title">Anacreont.</span>16.11: Sup. [[κυανώτατος]] <span class="bibl">Philostr. <span class="title">Im.</span>1.6</span>. [ῡ in dactylic verses, metri gr., cf. [[κυάνεος]], etc.]</span> | | |Definition=[ῠ], ὁ (later ἡ, v. infr. 1.3, 7),<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[dark-blue enamel]], esp. used to adorn armour, δέκα οἶμοι μέλανος κυάνοιο Il.11.24, cf. 35; πτύχες κυάνου Hes.''Sc.''143; also <b class="b3">θριγκὸς κυάνοιο</b>, of a [[cornice]], Od.7.87; so perhaps in ''IG''12.367.7, 42(1).102.244 (Epid.).<br><span class="bld">2</span> [[lapis lazuli]], κύανος [[αὐτοφυής]] (opp. [[σκευαστός]]) [[Theophrastus]] ''De Lapidibus'' 39, al., Dsc.5.91, etc. (perhaps also in [[Plato|Pl.]]''[[Phaedo|Phd.]]'' 113c); κύανος [[ἄρρην]], κύανος [[θῆλυς]], [[Theophrastus]] ''De Lapidibus'' 31: also an imitation made in [[Egypt]], ib.55.<br><span class="bld">3</span> [[blue copper carbonate]], Hp.''Cord.''2, Gal.12.233 (ὁ and ἡ), Luc.''Lex.''22; βαπτὴ κ. ''AP''6.229 (Crin.).<br><span class="bld">4</span> [[blue cornflower]], Plin.''HN''21.68.<br><span class="bld">5</span> a bird, perhaps [[blue thrush]], [[Turdus cyanus]], Arist.''HA''617a23, Ael.''NA''4.59.<br><span class="bld">6</span> [[sea-water]], [[Hesychius Lexicographus|Hsch.]]<br><span class="bld">7</span> fem., the [[colour]] [[blue]], Alex.Aphr.''in Mete.''162.4.<br><span class="bld">II</span> as adjective, = [[κυάνεος]], Nic.''Th.''438 (unless [[κυανός]] as in Phlp.''in GC''23.11, codd. Pl.l.c.): Comp. [[κυανώτερος]] ''Anacreont.''16.11: Sup. [[κυανώτατος]] Philostr. ''Im.''1.6. [ῡ in dactylic verses, metri gr., cf. [[κυάνεος]], etc.] |
