κοίλωμα

κοίλ-ωμα, ατος, τό,

• hollow, cavity, Arist. Spir. 483b23, Mu. 395b34 (pl.), Anon.Lond. 23.20 (pl.), Thphr. HP 3.8.3 (pl.), Babr. 86.1, Ruf. Onom. 145; [τοῦ νώτου] PMag.Par. 1.1846; τὰ κ. τῶν νεφῶν Epicur. Ep. 2 p.44 U., cf. 1 p.9 U.
• • • 2 basin into which rivers discharge, Plb. 4.39.2 (pl.), 8; bed of a torrent, Id. 4.70.7: generally, of hollow places, low-lying land, LXX Ge. 23.2, Agatharch. 32; κ. ἔμβροχον BGU 571.12 (ii A.D.); excavation, PPetr. 2 p.43 (pl., iii B.C.).
  • II ulcer on the cornea, Gal. 14.773, Aët. 7.29.
  • III Astrol., = ταπείνωμα, Paul.Al. A. 2, Cat.Cod.Astr. 8(1).243 (pl.).
  • IV metaph., τὰ κ. τῆς εὐτυχίας weak points in . ., Phld. Vit. p.12 J.