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κύαθος

κύαθος, a cup

κῠαθ-ος, ὁ,
  • ladle, for drawing wine out of the κρατήρ, Anacr. 63.5, Pl.Com. 176, Archipp. 21, X. Cyr. 1.3.9, PEleph. 5.3 (iii B.C.), etc.; cold metal ladles were applied to bruises, Arist. Pr. 890b7; κύαθον αἰτήσεις τάχα youʼll need a ladle shortly (from being so soundly beaten), Ar. Lys. 444; ὑπωπιασμέναι . . καὶ κυάθους προσκείμεναι with ladles applied, Id. Pax 542, cf. E. Fr. 374, Apolloph. 3.
    • II Attic measure holding two κόγχαι or four μύστρα, about 1/12 of a pint, Gal. 19.753, cf. 10.516.
    • III κύαθοι κλειδῶν ἀνεστηκότες filled-out hollows round the collar-bones, Philostr. Gym. 48.

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