κνῖσα
κνῖσα, smell of burnt sacrifice; (its source) fat caul
κνῖσα, Ep. κνίση [ῑ], ης, ἡ,
- steam and odour of fat which exhales from roasting meat, smell or savour of a burnt sacrifice (ἡ λιπαροῦ θυμίασις, opp. λιγνύς, Arist. Mete. 387b6, cf. 388a5); κνίση δʼ οὐρανὸν ἷκεν ἑλισσομένη περὶ καπνῷ Il. 1.317; κνίσην δʼ ἐκ πεδίου ἄνεμοι φέρον οὐρανὸν εἴσω 8.549, cf. Ar. Av. 193, 1517: generally, odour of savoury meat, Id. Ach. 1045 (lyr.), Alex. 261.4; αἱ ἐκ τῶν αἱμάτων καὶ σαρκῶν κ. Porph. Abst. 2.42; of eructations, Xenocr. ap. Orib. 2.58.152.
- II that which causes this smell, fat caul (cf. κνῖσα· ἐπίπλους, AB 1095), in which the flesh of the victim was wrapped and burnt, μηρούς τʼ ἐξέταμον κατά τε κνίσῃ ἐκάλυψαν Il. 1.460, cf. Od. 18.45, 119, etc.; κνίσῃ τε κῶλα συγκαλυπτά A. Pr. 496:—κνίσσα, κνίσση are incorrect forms, cf. Hdn.Gr. 2.901, al.
κνῖσα, mieux que κνίσσα, ης (ἡ)
1 odeur de la viande et de la graisse brûlées dans les sacrifices, Il. 1, 317 ; 8, 548, etc. ; d’où en gén. odeur, fumet d’un rôti, Ar. Av. 193, 1517 ; Ach. 1045 ; Alex. (Ath. 60a) ; Luc. Sacr. 9 ; fig. fumée (de la gloire) Plut. M. 124f ||
2 graisse des victimes, Il. 1, 460 ; Od. 18, 45 ; Eschl. Pr. 496 ||
➳ Ion. et épq. κνίση, Il. Od. ll. cc.
1. geurende vetdamp (van gebraden vlees bij offers), offergeur:
2. vet (dat bij het offer het vlees omhult):
κνῖσα, ἡ, = κνίσσα, nach Drac. p. 21.4 ; κνίσα ist eine falsche Form .
For Pindar, see also: κνίσα
κνῖσα
- ILat. nidor, the steam and odour which exhales from roasting meat, the savour and steam of burnt sacrifice, which ascends up to heaven as a gift to the gods, Hom.
- IIthat which caused this smell and steam, i. e. the fat, in which the flesh of the victim was wrapped and burnt, μηρούς τʼ ἐξέταμον κατά τε κνίσῃ ἐκάλυψαν Il.