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κύμβη

κύμβη, hollow of a vessel: drinking-cup, bowl

κύμβη2, head

κύμβη (A), ἡ,
  • hollow of a vessel: drinking-cup, bowl, Nic. Al. 164, 389, Th. 948, Philem.Gloss. ap. Ath. 11.483a; = ὀξύβαφον, Hsch.
    • II boat, S. Fr. 127; Phoenician acc. to Plin. HN 7.208.
    • III knapsack, wallet, Hsch. (Cf. κύμβος.)
κύμβη (B), ἡ,
  • = κύβη, head, EM 545.27: hence, a kind of bird, perh. tumbler-pigeon (cf. κύμβαχος), πτεροβάμονες κύμβαι Emp. 20.7.

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