Κορύβας
Third declension Noun; Masculine
Transliteration:
Principal Part:
Κορύβας
Κορύβαντος
Structure:
Κορυβαντ
(Stem)
+
ς
(Ending)
Sense
- any individual among the Korybantes
Declension
Third declension
The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.
Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.
- κίνδυνοσ γὰρ αὐτῇ τότε μέγιστοσ παρακινῆσαι καὶ κατενεχθῆναι ἐσ τὸν τῆσ ποιητικῆσ κορύβαντα, ὥστε μάλιστα πειστέον τηνικαῦτα τῷ χαλινῷ καὶ σωφρονητέον, εἰδότασ ὡσ ἱπποτυφία τισ καὶ ἐν λόγοισ πάθοσ οὐ μικρὸν γίγνεται. (Lucian, Quomodo historia conscribenda sit, chapter 45 1:1)
- μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα τὸν μὲν Κάδμον κατὰ τὸν παραδεδομένον χρησμὸν κτίσαι Θήβασ τὰσ ἐν Βοιωτίᾳ φασί, τὸν δ’ Ιἀσίωνα γήμαντα Κυβέλην γεννῆσαι Κορύβαντα. (Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica, book 5, chapter 49 2:1)
- Ιἀσίωνοσ δὲ εἰσ θεοὺσ μεταστάντοσ, Δάρδανον καὶ Κυβέλην καὶ Κορύβαντα μετακομίσαι εἰσ τὴν Ἀσίαν τὰ τῆσ μητρὸσ τῶν θεῶν ἱερὰ καὶ συναπᾶραι εἰσ Φρυγίαν. (Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica, book 5, chapter 49 2:2)
- τὸν δὲ Κορύβαντα τοὺσ ἐπὶ τοῖσ τῆσ μητρὸσ ἱεροῖσ ἐνθουσιάσαντασ ἀφ’ ἑαυτοῦ Κορύβαντασ προσαγορεῦσαι, γῆμαι δὲ Θήβην τὴν Κίλικοσ θυγατέρα. (Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica, book 5, chapter 49 3:2)
Synonyms
-
any individual among the Korybantes
- Ἄρβερνος (Any individual among the Arverni)
- Βέλγης (Any individual among the Belgae)
- Βισάλτης (Any individual among the Bisaltae)
- Βρέττιος (Any individual among the Bruttii)
- Δόλοψ (any individual among the Dolopes)
- Χάλυψ (Any individual among the Chalybes)
- Βίστων (Any individual among the Bistones of Bithynia; a Biston)
- Ἀριμασπός (Any individual among the Arimaspi; an Arimaspian)
- Κίμβρος (Any individual among the Cimbri; a Cimbrian)
