κειμήλιον
κειμήλιον, a treasure, heirloom
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κειμήλιʼ Noun: neuter nominative plural, Noun: neuter vocative plural, Noun: neuter accusative plural of κειμήλιον
κειμήλιʼ Adjective: neuter nominative plural, Adjective: neuter vocative plural, Adjective: neuter accusative plural, Adjective: masculine vocative singular, Adjective: feminine vocative singular of κειμήλιος
- anything stored up as valuable, treasure, heirloom, τῆ νῦν, καὶ σοὶ τοῦτο, γέρον, κ. ἔστω Il. 23.618, cf. Xenoph. 2.9, etc.; δῶρον . . ὅ τοι κ. ἔσται Od. 1.312; ἐν ἀφνειοῦ πατρὸς κ. κεῖται, χαλκός τε χρυσός τε πολύκμητός τε σίδηρος Il. 6.47; opp. live chattels (πρόβασις), Od. 2.75 (pl.), S. El. 438, E. Heracl. 591; of a person, Id. Rh. 654; of a fish, κ. Ἀμφιτρίτης Theoc. 21.55: metaph., κ. ἐσθλά. of γνῶμαι, E. Fr. 362.4: rare in Prose, Hdt. 3.41, Luc. Prom.Es 4, PGiss. 35.2 (iii A.D.): metaph., φίλος ἀνυπόστατον κ. Secund. Sent. 11; in bad sense, κακὸν κ. Hp. Lex 4.
- II relic, ἅγια κ. τῆς ἐκκλησίας PGrenf. 2.111.1 (v/vi A.D.).
-ου, τό
[κεῖμαι.]
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Something to be treasured up, a valuable: μή τί μοι ἐκ μεγάρων κ. ἐσθλὸν ὄληται Od. 15.91.
A keepsake: σοὶ τοῦτο κ. ἔστω Il. 23.618: δῶρον, ὅ τοι κ. ἔσται ἐξ ἐμεῦ Od. 1.312. Cf. Od. 4.600.
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In pl., treasures, valuables, goods of price: πόλλʼ ἐν ἀφνειοῦ πατρὸς κειμήλια κεῖται Il. 6.47. Cf. Il. 9.330, Il. 11.132, Il. 18.290, Il. 24.381: ὅσσʼ ἐν ἐμῷ οἴκῳ κειμήλια κεῖται Od. 4.613=Od. 15.113. Cf. Od. 2.75, Od. 10.40, Od. 14.326, Od. 15.101, 159, Od. 17.527, Od. 19.272, 295, Od. 21.9.
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- anything stored up as valuable, a treasure, heirloom, Hom., Hdt., Soph., Eur.
- anything stored up as valuable, a treasure, heirloom, Hom., Hdt., Soph., Eur., etc.