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.