κνώδαλον: Difference between revisions

|Definition=τό, any [[wild creature]], Od.17.317; κνώδαλ' ὅσ' ἤπειρος πολλὰ τρέφει ἠδὲ θάλασσα Hes.''Th.''582; but also, of an ox or ass, ''h.Merc.''188; of beasts generally, κνωδάλων τε καὶ βροτῶν A.''Ch.''601 (lyr.); <b class="b3">κ. πτεροῦντα καὶ πεδοστιβῆ</b>, of birds and beasts, Id.''Supp.''1000; <b class="b3">κ. βροτοφθόρων</b> ib.264; of sea-monsters, κνώδαλ' ἐν βένθεσι πορφυρέας ἁλός Alcm.60.5, cf. A. ''Ch.''587 (lyr.); ἔζευξα πρῶτος ἐν ζυγοῖσι κνώδαλα Id.''Pr.''462; <b class="b3">ἀνημέρωσα κνωδάλων ὁδόν</b> (''[[sc.]]'' Theseus) S.''Fr.''905, cf. ''Tr.''716; of boars, lions, E. ''Supp.''146; asses, Pi.''P.''10.36; serpents, Id.''N.''1.50, Nic.''Th.''98, Pl. ''Ax.''365c; κώνωπες νυκτὸς κ. διπτέρυγα ''AP''5.150 (Mel.); of persons, as a term of reproach, ὦ παντομισῆ κ. A.''Eu.''644: Com., [[brute]]s, [[beast]]s, τρία κ. ἀναιδῆ Cratin.233, cf. Ar.''Lys.''477; also <b class="b3">ἁβρὰ Μουσᾶν κ.</b> dainty [[prey]] of the Muses, Cerc.7.9.