Ruby's Greek Thread

[Ruby Novacna]

Word EVA cheeaiin
There are two occurrences of the word EVA cheeaiin in the manuscript, on pages 83v and 86v6.
 
This word can be read as kuaun and corresponds to two forms: κυων and χειων.
While χειῶν, the plural genitive of χειά, has only one meaning, lair of a wild beast, particularly a hole where snakes hide, the word κυων has several.
Word κύων, ὁ and ἡ :

• dog, bitch; of shepherds’ dogs; when of hounds, mostly in fem; watch-dogs;
  
• as a word of reproach;
  
• metaph., of persons, watch-dog, guardian;
  
• of the Cynics;
  
• in Mythology of the servants, agents or watchers of the gods;
  
• dog-fish or shark;
  
• = σείριος, dog-star, i.e. the hound of Orion;
  
• the ace, the worst throw at dice;
  
• frenum praeputii;
  
• fetlock of a horse;
  
• unilateral facial paralysis;
  
• =ἀπομαγδαλία – the crumb or inside of the loaf, on which the Greeks wiped their hands at dinner, and then threw it to the dogs: hence, dog’s meat;
  
• =κυνόσβατος – whiterose, Rosa sempervirens ;
  
• piece in the game of πόλεις.
  

Word κυῶν :

• pl gen of κύος = κύημα – that which is conceived, embryo, fœtus; in Botany, that which is swollen as the result of growth, e.g. base of flower-head;
  
• part pres of κύω/κυέω – in pres. and impf., of females, conceive; to be pregnant with; Pass., of the embryo or foetus, to be borne in the womb; in aor. of the male, impregnate; in Botany, produce flowers.
  

Another source of variation may be the transcription itself: the word cheeaiin on page 83v makes me think more of cheeoiin, that is, κυουν.
The word κυοῦν is the present participle or 1st sg/ 3rd pl imperfect of κυέω.
Could this be a sign that, among several possible meanings, we must choose the verb?