1. a ring, circle, round , (Homer); ἀσπίδος κύκλος the round shield, (Aeschulus Tragicus)

2. Adverbial usages, κύκλῳ in a circle or ring, round about , (Odyssey by Homer), attic; with genitive, κ. τοῦ στρατοπέδου (Xenophon Historicus), etc.

3. any circular body :

4. a wheel , (Iliad by Homer)

5. a place of assembly , the ἀγορά, (Iliad by Homer), attic:—;then, like Lat. corona, a ring or circle of people , (Sophocles Tragicus)

6. the vault of the sky, (Herdotus Historicus), etc.

7. the orb or disk of the sun and moon, (Herdotus Historicus), etc.

9. a round shield , see. above 1.

10. in plural the eye-balls, eyes , (Sophocles Tragicus):—;rarely in singular, the eye , (Sophocles Tragicus)

11. any circular motion, an orbit of the heavenly bodies, revolution of the seasons, cycle of events, (Herdotus Historicus)

12. a circular dance , (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)

a ring; circle; round about; around