Ἐπίγυον
hawser, limb-rope
Translated by David Whitehead14 Nov 2000Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
They used to call stern-cables hawsers.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐπίγυον· τὰ πρυμνήσια ἐπίγυα ἔλεγον.
Betacode
*)epi/guon: ta\ prumnh/sia e)pi/gua e)/legon.
Notes
- According to Harpokration s.v. the term was used by e.g. Lysias (fr. 16 Sauppe, still 16 Carey OCT) and Aristophanes (fr. 426 Kock = 440 Kassel-Austin).
See also epsilon 2276.