Πυράγραν
tongs
Translated by David Whitehead18 Mar 2010Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] pincer[s], a crab[-like thing].
[sc. The term puragra comes] from dragging [ag-] and snatching [agr-], which is taking, [something] out of a fire [pur].
[sc. The term puragra comes] from dragging [ag-] and snatching [agr-], which is taking, [something] out of a fire [pur].
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πυράγραν· καρκίνον, πάγουρον. παρὰ τὸ ἐκ τοῦ πυρὸς ἄγειν καὶ ἀγρεύειν, ὅ ἐστι λαμβάνειν.
Betacode
*pura/gran: karki/non, pa/gouron. para\ to\ e)k tou= puro\s a)/gein kai\ a)greu/ein, o(/ e)sti lamba/nein.
Notes
Linked from2 entries
- π1089Περίγραcalipers[Meaning] a compass/rule, by means of which wheels are made round; for one does not need fire-tongs to make a wagon. They are also a help in [making] the guiding line, since just as one uses fire-tongs on iron-wheeled…
- π3184ΠυράγραtongsA smith's tool. See more clearly in the 'perigra' [entry].
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Revision history5 revisions · last 27 Dec 2021
- coding — Catharine Roth
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- Revised — David Whitehead
- corrected my x-ref — David Whitehead
- tweak, status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead