previous next
ληνός , Dor. λα_νός Theoc.7.25, IG14.150.5 (Syracuse): ἡ:—
A.anything shaped like a tub or trough, Hp.Mochl.38; esp.
1. winevat in which the grapes are pressed, PCair.Zen.300.15 (iii B.C.), Theoc.7.25, 25.28, D.S.3.63.
2. trough, for watering cattle, watering-place for them, h.Merc.104, LXX Ge.30.38,41.
3. = κάρδοπος, kneading-trough, Men.116.
4. socket into which the mast fitted, = ἱστοπέδη, Asclep.Myrl. ap. Ath.11.474f, Poll.1.91.
5. coffin, Pherecr.5, CIG1979, al. (Thessalonica), IGl.c.
6. part of the brain, the meeting-point of the sinuses of the dura mater, still called torcular Herophili, Herophil. ap. Gal.2.712, cf. UP9.6.
7. hollow of a chariot, Hsch. (pl.).
8. in pl., the lower parts of the nose, Poll.2.80.
Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. A Greek-English Lexicon. revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones. with the assistance of. Roderick McKenzie. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1940.

The National Endowment for the Humanities provided support for entering this text.

hide Dictionary Entry Lookup
Use this tool to search for dictionary entries in all lexica.
Search for in
How to enter text in Greek:
hide References (4 total)
  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (4):
    • Homeric Hymns, Hymn 4 to Hermes, 104
    • Old Testament, Genesis, 30.38
    • Old Testament, Genesis, 41
    • Diodorus, Historical Library, 3.63
hide Display Preferences
Greek Display:
Arabic Display:
View by Default:
Browse Bar: