| |Definition=contr. [[χώνη]], <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[funnel]], <b class="b3">δίκην δὲ χοάνης</b> (fort. <b class="b3">ἀκοῇ δὲ χοάνην</b>) ὦτα διετετρήνατο <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Th.</span>18</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Ph.1.245</span>; κύλικας ἀντλεῖν διὰ χώνης <span class="bibl">Pherecr.108.31</span>; καταχεῖν ὥσπερ διὰ χώνης <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>411a</span>; as a name of the throat, <span class="bibl">Alex.Aphr.<span class="title">Pr.</span>2.3</span>; as nickname of a great drinker, <span class="bibl">Ath.10.436e</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> Medic., [[funnel]]-[[shaped]] [[hollow]] in the [[brain]], also called [[ληνός]], [[πύελος]], Herophil. ap. Theophil.<span class="title">Corp.Fabr.</span>4.5.5. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> [[hollow]] [[behind]] the [[eye]], cj. in <span class="bibl">Emp. 84.9</span> (pl.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> = [[χόανος]], [[melting pot]], <span class="bibl">Posidon.48J.</span>, Dsc.5.75, <span class="title">AP</span>9.528 (Pall.).—The form [[χοάνη]] is said by Moer.<span class="bibl">p.401</span> P. to be Att. (cf. <span class="title">IG</span>12313.127, 314.144), [[χώνη]] Hellenic.</span> | | |Definition=contr. [[χώνη]],<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[funnel]], <b class="b3">δίκην δὲ χοάνης</b> (fort. <b class="b3">ἀκοῇ δὲ χοάνην</b>) ὦτα διετετρήνατο Ar.''Th.''18, cf. Ph.1.245; κύλικας ἀντλεῖν διὰ χώνης Pherecr.108.31; καταχεῖν ὥσπερ διὰ χώνης [[Plato|Pl.]]''[[Republic|R.]]'' 411a; as a name of the throat, Alex.Aphr.''Pr.''2.3; as nickname of a great drinker, Ath.10.436e.<br><span class="bld">2</span> Medic., [[funnel]]-[[shaped]] [[hollow]] in the [[brain]], also called [[ληνός]], [[πύελος]], Herophil. ap. Theophil.''Corp.Fabr.''4.5.5.<br><span class="bld">3</span> [[hollow]] [[behind]] the [[eye]], cj. in Emp. 84.9 (pl.).<br><span class="bld">II</span> = [[χόανος]], [[melting pot]], Posidon.48J., Dsc.5.75, ''AP''9.528 (Pall.).—The form [[χοάνη]] is said by Moer.p.401 P. to be Att. (cf. ''IG''12313.127, 314.144), [[χώνη]] Hellenic. |