II. = χαλκίον (q.v.):
1. cauldron, pot, Hdt.4.81, 152 (v.l. χαλκίον), Hp.Morb.4.39, Pl.Prt.329a codd.: esp. copper in baths, Thphr.Char.9.8; χ. ἐρυθρόν vessel of pure copper, Hp.Ulc.12; “χ. μολυβοῦν” POxy.1648.62 (ii A. D.).
2. concave metal reflector in a lamp, X.Smp.7.4.
3. bronze structure, Paus.2.22.2.