Capulus
κώπη
Capulus (κώπη, λαβή).
1. The hilt of a sword, which was frequently much ornamented. (Verg. A. 2.553; Ov. Met. 7.442, &c.) [GLADIUS] The handles of knives were also elaborately carved; and of the beautiful work-manship sometimes bestowed on them, a judgment may be formed from the three specimens here introduced. (Montfaucon, Ant. Expliquée, iii.. 122, pl. 61.)
2. The handle of a plough (Ov. Pont. 1.8, 57), of which the usual name was stiva. [ARATRUM p. 160 a.]
3. A bier or coffin. [FUNUS]
From William Smith (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities. Text provided under a CC BY-SA license by Perseus Digital Library, http://www.perseus.tufts.edu, with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities and Tufts University. Data accessed from https://github.com/PerseusDL/canonical-pdlrefwk/ on 17 October 2026.