κίων
kiōnNoun (Masculine)G8015
a monumental pillar
Full Lexicon Entry
1.a pillar, Lat. columna, (Odyssey by Homer): a flogging-post, (Sophocles Tragicus); proverbial, *ἔσθιε τοὺς Μεγακλέους κίονας *eat the pillars of his hall, for being a spendthrift, he had nothing else left to give, (Aristophanes Comicus)
2.in plural the pillars guarded by Atlas, which keep heaven and earth asunder, (Odyssey by Homer); whereas in (Herdotus Historicus) Mount Atlas is ὁ κίων τοῦ οὐρανοῦ.
3.a columnar grave-stone, [variant datesAnthology Palantina
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)
Morphology G:N-M
DescriptionGreek Noun, Masculine
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