- κόχλιας
- κόχλι-ας, ου, ὁ, ([etym.] κόχλος)A snail with a spiral shell, Batr.165, Achae.42, Phily Il.21, etc.; ἀπιστότερος εἶ τῶν κοχλιῶν, for they shrink into their shells on the least alarm, Anaxil.34, cf. Arist.HA523b11, 527b35;
ὥσπερ κ. σεμνῶς ἐπηρκὼς τὰς ὀφρῦς Amphis 13.3
; βολβός, κτείς (codd. τις), κοχλίας Theoc.14.17
;κοχλιῶν ἀγγεῖα PSI6.553.11
(iii B. C.).II anything twisted spirally,1 automaton in form of snail, Democh.4 J.2 reel, spool, roller, Bito 47.4, Gp.8.29.3 screw, Bito 58.10; esp. for raising water, screw of Archimedes, Moschioap.Ath.5.208f, Str.17.1.30,52, D.S.1.34, 5.37, PLond.3.1177.73 (ii A. D.).4 spiral stair,διὰ κοχλίου τὴν ἀνάβασιν ἔχει Str.17.1.10
, Procop.Pers.1.24.5 part of surgical machine, Orib.49.20.6.
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