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κόρη (korē)

korē

pupil

G8070 · Greek · New Testament · 0 verses

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Koine Greek
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Definition

Definition

1. feminine of κόρος, κοῦρος
2. a maiden, maid, damsel , Lat. puella, (Iliad by Homer), etc.
3. a bride, young wife , (Homer)
4. a daughter , κοῦραι Διός (Iliad by Homer); κ. Διός, of Athene, (Aeschulus Tragicus):—;in vocative, κούρα my daughter , (Aeschulus Tragicus)
5. the pupil of the eye, Lat. pupula, because a little image appears therein, (Euripides)
6. a long sleeve reaching over the hand, (Xenophon Historicus)
7. Κόρη, doric Κόρα, ionic Κούρη, ἡ, Cora, the Daughter (of Demeter), name under which Persephone (Proserpine) was worshipped in Attica, τῇ Μητρὶ καὶ τῇ Κούρῃ (Herdotus Historicus), etc.; Δημήτηρ καὶ Κόρη (Xenophon Historicus), etc. (ML)