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κάλπη

kalpe2 · ἡ

pitcher, cinerary urn

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What it meant

κάλπη · kalpē — LSJ

pitcher, cinerary urn

= κάλπις, Hsch.; κάλπην v.l. for κάλπιν in Aristaenet. 2.4, Plu. Marc. 30, Hdn. 3.15.7:—of a pitcher, Aristaenet. l.c.; of a cinerary urn, Plu., Hdn. Il.cc.

II

Astron., name of a group of stars in Aquarius, Vett.Val. 12.29, v.l. in Gem. 3.6.

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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