- κώδων
- a bell
- a bell , [6th/5th c.BC, Refs 5th c.BC]:—;in fortified towns an officer went round at night with a bell to challenge the sentries, and see that they were awake, [Refs 5th c.BC]; ὡς κώδωνα ἐξαψάμενος like one with an alarm-bell in his hand, [Refs 4th c.BC] (ML)