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coropoiov"

coro-poiov" , ovn , ( poievw ) instituting or arranging a chorus, Xen.

II. leading the dance, Soph ., Eur.

corov", CORO vS

CORO vS , ou`, oJ , a round dance, used at banquets and festive occasions, Hom. , Hes. :—at Athens, the coro;" kuvklio" performed round the altar of Dionysus, Hdt. , Eur. , etc.

2. from the Dionysiac Chorus arose the Attic Drama, which consisted at first of tales inserted in the intervals of the Dance ( ejpeisovdia ), recited by a single actor: this dramatic chorus was either tragikov" consisting usually of 15 persons, and kwmikov" of 24. When a Poet wished to bring out a piece, he asked a Chorus from the Archon, and the expenses, being great, were defrayed by some rich citizen (the corhgov" ): it was furnished by the Tribe and trained originally by the Poet himself (hence called corodidavskalo" ).

II. a chorus, choir, i.e. a band of dancers and singers, h. Hom. , Pind.
2. generally, a choir or troop, tevknwn Eur .; also of things, c. skeuw`n a row of dishes, Xen. ; c. ojdovntwn a row of teeth, whence the joke of oiJ provsqioi coroiv , for the front teeth, Ar.

III. a place for dancing, leivhnan corovn Od., etc.

corostasiva

coro-sta±siva , hJ , ( i{sthmi ) institution of choruses: generally, a chorus, dance, Anth.

cortavzw

cortavzw , f. avsw , to feed, fatten cattle, Hes. , Ar. :— Pass. to eat their fill, Plat. Hence cortasiva

cortasiva

corta±siva , hJ , a being fed, feasting, Anth.

covrtasma

covrtasma , ato", tov , fodder, forage: food for men, N.T.

covrto", CO vRTOS

CO vRTOS , oJ , an inclosed place, a feeding-place, aujlh`" ejn covrtw/ Il.

2. generally, any feeding-ground, in pl. covrtoi levonto" Pind .; covrtoi eu[dendroi Eur.
II. food, fodder, provender, esp. for cattle, Hes. , etc. ; grass, N.T .; covrto" kou`fo" hay, Xen .: opp. to si`to" (food for man), Hdt. , Xen. : food generally, Eur. , Anth.

cou`"

cou`" (A), oJ , ( cevw ) Lat. congius , a liquid measure = 12 kotuvlai , nearly 3 quarts, Ar. , etc. :—the Att. decl. is cou`", coov", coi?, cova »a<Eth>1/4 : pl. , cove", cow`n, cousiv, cova" .

2. proverb. of attempts to measure the immeasurable, oiJ th`" qalavtth" legovmenoi cove" Plat.
II. Cove", oiJ , the Pitcher-feast, the second day of the Anthesteria at Athens, Ar. , Dem.

cou`"

cou`" (B), cou`, oJ , ( cevw ) earth thrown down or heaped up, like cw`ma , Hdt.

2. = koniortov" , dust, N.T.

cou{tw

cou{tw , crasis for kai; ou{tw , Theocr.


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