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μάνης

μάνης, cup

μάνης [ᾱ], ὁ,
  • a kind of cup, acc. sg. μάνην, IG ΙΙ(2).219B 65,66, 226 B 9 (Delos. iii B. C.), Nico 1: nom. pl. μάνητες PHib. 1.121.50 (iii B. C.): but acc. pl. μάνας IG ΙΙ(2).110.22 (Delos, iii B. C.).
    • II small bronze figure used in the game of κότταβος (q. v.), Hermipp. 47, Antiph. 55.11, Nicoch. 10.
    • III freq. in Com., as the name of a Phrygian slave, cf. Str. 7.3.12: generally, slave, Sch. Ar. Av. 523; applied to uncultured or dull people, Ar. Ra. 965, al.
    • IV a throw of the dice, Eub. 59.

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