κονίη

-ης, ἡ [ῑῐ]

[κόνις.]

• • 1

    Dust : ἀπὸ χαιτάων κονίην βαλόντε Il. 17.457. Cf. Il. 11.282, Il. 23.502, 732, 739.

    So in pl. : κεῖσθαι μεθʼ αἵματι καὶ κονίῃσιν Il. 15.118. Cf. Il. 16.639, 796, 797 : Od. 22.383.

  • 2

    Dust as commonly lying on the ground or on a floor, the dust : ἤριπʼ ἐν κονίῃ Il. 5.75. Cf. Il. 23.506.

    So in pl. : ἐν κονίῃσιν ὀδὰξ λαζοίατο γαῖαν Il. 2.418. Cf. Il. 3.55, Il. 4.536, Il. 5.588, Il. 6.453, Il. 10.457, Il. 16.471, Il. 18.26, Il. 23.26, etc. : κὰδ δʼ ἔπεσʼ ἐν κονίῃσιν Od. 10.163=Od. 19.454, Od. 18.98, 398, Od. 22.329.

  • 3

    Earth, soil : κονίην ὑπέρεπτε ποδοῖιν Il. 21.271.

  • 4

    Dust stirred up or blown about, a cloud of dust : ὑπό σφισιν ὦρτο κονίη Il. 11.151. Cf. Il. 2.150, Il. 11.163, Il. 12.254, Il. 23.365 : κονίη ἐκ κρατὸς ὀρώρει Od. 11.600.

    So κονίης ὀμίχλην Il. 13.336, ἐν (μετὰ) στροφάλιγγι κονίης Il. 16.775, Il. 21.503 : Od. 24.39.

  • 5

    In pl., ashes : ἕζετʼ (ἧσθαι) ἐπʼ ἐσχάρῃ ἐν κονίῃσιν Od. 7.153, 160.