ή, όν [ῠ]
      1 de chien, qui concerne le chien ou ressemble à un chien, XÉN. Cyr. 5, 2, 17 ; PLUT. M. 133 b ; σπασμός, GAL. 18, 2, convulsion canine, spasme convulsif de la bouche ;
      2 cynique, PLUT. M. 69 c ; en parl. des philosophes cyniques, PLUT. M. 107 e ; LUC. M. cond. 34, etc. ; ἡ κυνικὴ αἵρεσις ou φιλοσοφία, PHIL. 1, 352 ; DL. 6, 13, la doctrine ou la philosophie des Cyniques ;
      3 de la canicule, POLYEN 2, 30, 3.

Étym. κύων.

ή, όν, (< κύων) dog-like, X. Cyr. 5.2.17 (v.l. for ὑϊκόν)· τὸ κ. καὶ θηριῶδες τῶν ὀρέξεων Plu. 2.133b; κ. σπασμός unilateral facial paralysis, Cels. 4.3.1, Gal. 18(2).930; κ. καύματα heat of the dogdays, Polyaen. 2.30.3; metaph, ὁ ἄνθρωπος κ.
currish, churlish, LXX 1 Ki. 25.3. Adv. -κῶς, σπώμενοι Heliod. ap. Orib. 48.38 tit. ; in doglanguage, opp. βοϊκῶς, etc., Porph. Abst. 3.3. Κυνικός, ὁ, Cynic, as the followers of the philosopher Antisthenes were called, from the gymnasium (Κυνόσαργες) where he taught, D.L. 6.13; or from their resemblance to dogs in several respects, Diog. Cyn. ap. eund. 6.60, Metrod. 16, Polystr. p. 20 W., Elias in Cat. 111.2, etc. ; Κράτητι τῷ κ. Men. 117; κ. αἵρεσις, ἄσκησις, φιλοσοφία, Ph. 1.352, J. AJ 6.13.6, Jul. Or. 6.187a; παρρησία κ. Plu. 2.69c; τὸ κ. τῆς παρρησίας Id. Brut. 34. Adv. Comp. -ώτερον Id. 2.601e.

hündisch ; κυνικὸν καὶ θηριῶδες δοκεῖ εἶναι Xen. Cyr. 5.2.17 ; so auch A.; – σπασμός, ein krampfhaftes Verzerren des Mundes, Medic. – Bes. ὁ Κυνικός, ein zynischer Philosoph, Anhänger des Antisthenes od. Diogenes, Luc., D.L.; vgl. Ath. XIII extr.

1. dog-like , Lat. caninus, (Xenophon Historicus)
2. Κυνικός, οῦ, a Cynic , as the followers of the philosopher Antisthenes were called, (Plutarch) (ML)