The corpus record

κᾰνηφορ-έω

kanephoreo

carry a basket

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Where it lives

Athenian Constitution 1 · 0.61/10k

What it meant

κᾰνηφορ-έω · kanēphor-eō — LSJ

carry a basket, carry the sacred basket in procession

carry a basket, Ph. 2.55, al.; esp. carry the sacred basket in procession, Ar. Lys. 646, al., IG 2.1204, al., 3.921; κ. Παναθηναίοις Arist. Ath. 18.2; also κ. Δήλια καὶ Ἀπολλώνια Durrbach Choix d’ Inscriptions de Délos 115 (ii B.C.); τῷ Διὶ τῷ βασιλεῖ Plu. Amat.narr. 2.772a; Ἴσιδι CIG 2298 (Delos), cf. 3602 (Ilium).

In the wild

κανηφορεῖν · kanēphorein Aristotle, Athenian Constitution Ath. Pol..18 (DIORISIS sentence 227)

Where it came from

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