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κουρεῖον

κουρεῖον, a barber’s shop

κουρ-εῖον, τό, (κουρά)
  • barberʼs shop, the lounging-place where news and scandal were picked up, καί τοι λόγος γʼ ἦν . . πολὺς ἐπὶ τοῖσι κουρείοισι τῶν καθημένων Ar. Pl. 338, cf. Av. 1441; πόλλʼ ἔμαθον ἐν τοῖσι κ. ἐγὼ ἀτόπως καθίζων κοὐδὲ γιγνώσκειν δοκῶν Eup. 180, cf. Lys. 24.20, D. 25.52, AP 6.307 (Phan.), Sammelb. 6762.2 (iii B. C.); εἰς κ. ‘to my barberʼs bill’, Lys. 32.20 (v.l.); ἐν κουρείοις ἢ μυροπωλίοις Phld. Ir. p.47 W.
    • II κούρειον, proparox. (Hdn.Gr. 1.372), victim offered for boys and feasted on by the φράτερες at the feast κουρεῶτις, S. Fr. 126, Is. 6.22 (κούριον codd.), IG 2(2).1237.28, Inscr.Prien. 362.13 (iv B. C.).

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