- κίων
- a monumental pillar
- 1. a pillar , Lat. columna, [8th/7th c.BC]: a flogging-post , [Refs 5th c.BC, Refs 4th c.BC]; proverb., ἔσθιε τοὺς Μεγακλέους κίονας eat the pillars of his hall, for being a spendthrift, he had nothing else left to give, [5th/4th c.BC]
2. in pl. the pillars guarded by Atlas , which keep heaven and earth asunder, [8th/7th c.BC]; whereas in [Refs 5th c.BC] Mount Atlas is ὁ κίων τοῦ οὐρανοῦ.
3. a columnar grave-stone , [var. datesAnthology Palantina (ML)