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1 κοῦφος
A light, nimble, Hom. only in neut. pl. as Adv., κοῦφα ποσὶ προβιβάς stepping lightly on, Il.13.158, cf. Hes.Sc. 323;κοῦφα βιβῶν Pi.O.14.16
;κ. ποσὶν ἄγ' ἐς κύκλον Ar.Th. 954
(lyr.); alsoκούφοις ποσί Pi.O.13.114
;κουφοτάταις πτερύγων ἀκμαῖς Ar.Ra. 1353
;πήδημα κ. ἐκ νεὼς ἀφήλατο A.Pers. 305
;κ. ἐξᾶραι πόδα S.Ant. 224
;κ. ἅλμα E.El. 439
(lyr.);κ. αἴρειν βῆμα Id.Tr. 343
;οὐ τοῖς κούφοις ὁ δρόμος LXX Ec.9.11
: metaph., κουφότεραι.. ἀπειράτων φρένες too buoyant, Pi.O. 8.61.2 metaph., easy, light, τελεῖν.. κούφαν κτίσιν to make achievement easy, ib.13.83;κ. εἰ δοίης τέλος A.Th. 260
; κ. νύξ an easier night, of a sick person, Jul.Mis. 342a ([comp] Comp.);περίπατος Sor.1.46
;τὸ ὅσιον ἅπαν κ. ἔργον OGI383.120
(Nemrud Dagh, i B. C.); of government, light, κουφοτέραν βασιλείαν less oppressive, Isoc.9.51;ἡ εὔκλεια κουφοτέρα φέρειν X.Cyr.8.2.22
; of an antagonist, easy-going,κουφότατος ἦν κρατήσας Id.Ages.11.12
;δεσπότην ἀπράγμονα καὶ κ. ἐξαπατᾷ θεράπων Men.Per.Fr.1
.3 unsubstantial, airy, vain,τὸ νέον.. κούφας ἀφροσύνας φέρον S.OC 1230
(lyr.);οὐδὲν ἄλλο πλὴν.. κούφην σκιάν Id.Aj. 126
;ἐλπίδος τι εἶχον κούφης Th.2.51
;κ. καὶ πτηνοὶ λόγοι Pl.Lg. 717c
; κ. πρᾶγμα a trifle, ib. 935a; κ. γράμματα a small letter, E.IT 594; of persons, = κουφόνους, Hdn.5.7.1; τὸ κοῦφον τοῦ νοῦ levity, Paus.5.21.14, cf. Hdn.7.8.6.4 light in point of weight, opp. βαρύς, Pl. Phlb. 14d, R. 438c ([comp] Comp.), etc.; κούφα σοι χθὼν ἐπάνωθε πέσοι may earth lie lightly on thee, E.Alc. 462 (lyr.), cf. Hel. 853;κούφη σοι κόνις ἥδε πέλοι IG14.1942.4
; κούφη σεῖο γαῖ' ὀστέα κεύθοι ib.329 ([place name] Himera); κ. πνεύματα light airs, S.Aj. 558;ὀστᾶ τε καὶ κ. κόνις Men.538.3
;τὸ κουφότατον.. τῶν κακῶν.. πενία Id.Kith.Fr.2
.b Medic. in various uses, σικύαι κοῦφαι dry cuppings, Philum. ap. Orib.45.29.17, cf. Sor.2.11, etc.; also κούφου μένοντος τοῦ ἰοῦ on the surface, Philum.Ven.7.3; μὴν κ. the eighth month of pregnancy, Sor.1.56; of food, easy to digest, light, Arist.EN 1141b18, etc.c of troops, light-armed,οἱ κ. τῶν στρατιωτῶν Hell.Oxy.6.4
;ὡπλισμένοι κουφοτέροις ὅπλοις X. Mem.3.5.27
;κούφη στρατιά Plu.Fab.11
;τὰ κ. τῆς δυνάμεως Plb.10.25.2
.d of ships, lightly-laden, Th.6.37, 8.27.5 light, slight,ἁμαρτήματα Pl.Lg. 863c
; κουφότερα γυμνάσια, opp. ἀναγκαῖα, Arist. Pol. 1338b40; κ. ἐργασίαι ib. 1321a25.6 empty,κεράμια Gp.7.24.2
, cf. PLond.5.1656.6 (iv A. D.), PFlor.314.8(v. A. D.): hence as Subst., κοῦφον (sc. κεράμιον), τό, jar, in pl., POxy.1631.16 (iii A. D.), PFay. 133.6 (iv A. D.), PStrassb.1.10 (vi A. D.).7 [voice] Act., relieving, assisting,χερὶ κούφᾳ Pi.P.9.11
: prob. to be taken in this sense in Theoc. 11.3.II Adv. - φως lightly, nimbly,κ. ὀροῦσαι A.Eu. 112
; κ. ἐσκευασμένοι, of soldiers, Th.4.33;ὡπλισμένοι X.Mem.3.5.26
, etc.; κ. ἔχειν to be relieved, Arist.Pr. 873a16.2 metaph., lightly, with light heart,κουφότερον μετεφώνεε Od.8.201
;κ. νοῆσαι Sapph.Supp. 5.14
; κ. φέρειν, opp. δεινῶς φ., E.Med. 449, 1018;ὡς κουφότατα φέρειν Hdt.1.35
; διάγουσα κούφως doing well, of a patient, Hp.Epid.1.26.δ.
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