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17 entries for
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κ
1480
Κειρία
swathing-band
LSJ s.v. II: "swathing
band,
bandage",
as opposed to "bedstead-band" (on which see kappa 1479). As LSJ records it, this usage is late, found in papyri, Soranus, and Hesychius (although the instance of khrei/ais …
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94
Βάνδον
ensign
The headword is a transliteration of the Latin
bandum.
For this gloss cf. Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 4.2.1 (web address 1).
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1479
Κειρία
bedstead-band
[1] LSJ s.v. I. (The present gloss is taken, verbatim, from the scholia to Aristophanes, Birds 816: see next note.) For LSJ s.v. II see kappa 1480. [2] Aristophanes, Birds 816. (The accepted text …
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κ
1988
Κομβώματα
bands
… to kombo/w "bind, fasten", kombi/on "buckle", and ko/mbos and e)gko/mbwma
"band
for gloves" (see under kappa 1987). LSJ extrapolates from the gloss that this is an "ornamental
band".
In Hesychius, the singular of this …
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113
Βαρεῖα χείρ
weighty hand; weighty band
… extracted -- seems to require an understanding of xei/r as
'band'
of troops; cf. LSJ s.v., V. [1] Quotation unidentifiable.
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1658
Ἄμπυκας
headbands, restraints
… the bit alone, and regards the ampyx as the frontal
strap
on the horse's brow that is brought back to the nape of the neck (p. 20). See also on lipara/mpuc, theta 58.
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251
Ἀγκύλη
thong, hook
… (web address 1 below). [1] Strictly speaking, the thong or
strap
with which a javelin was thrown, but by extension the javelin itself; LSJ II.2 has instances from Euripides and elsewhere. [2] This perfect …
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3620
Ἀποτυμπάνισον
plank-execute!
… man was fastened to an upright board by five iron
bands
around his neck, wrists and ankles secured by nails. He either died from exposure and starvation or perhaps was strangled by the iron …
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250
Αἰολομίτρης
agile with a waistband [or: having a multicoloured or twisted or flashing waistband]; having a multicoloured diadem
… exclusively for a headdress, with oriental associations, usually a cincture
(bandana,
chaplet, crown, exactly as modern mitre) or diadem, the sense in which our headword is found at Theocritus, Idylls 17.19. Gow, in his …
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2838
Ἐπωμίς
shoulder-wrap
[1] Likewise in ps.-Zonaras. This is one sense of the headword noted by LSJ s.v. ('II. part of the women's tunic that was fastened on the shoulder by brooches, shoulder-strap'). Note also Hesychius epsilon5583 …
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3010
Ἐρισμάραγδος
loud-thundering
The nominative singular headword e)risma/ragdos is either a (unique) variant of, or a simple error for, e)risma/ragos (Hesiod, Theogony 815, etc.). As the present gloss is feminine, in context the headword must have been …
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ε
3419
Εὐδίνητα
easily-turning (things)
… the augur is customarily rotated using the a)ri/s (bow) and
strap
in a bow-drill configuration; cf. Blümner (224).
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336
Ἱμάσθλην
thong
… 755. The thong of a whip is the flexible, tapered
strap
that attaches to the rigid handle. The oar moves a becalmed boat, just as a whip goads a stubborn ox. See additional extracts …
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ι
368
Ἴνδακος
Indakos, Indacus
… includes it among her fragmenta dubia. Indakos was an Isaurian
bandit
eventually suppressed by Zeno. Isaurians (iota 616) were apparently known for their running ability (web address 1). See the web addresses for notes …
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κ
1520
Κημός
funnel, muzzle
… muzzle pierced on both sides to facilitate the attachment of
straps;
instead, they consider it more likely that here the muzzle is as thoroughly pierced as a colander, as described by Anderson (43). The …
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κ
1663
Κίρκον
falcon
… be certain (vol. II, 466). Callon apparently employed a leather
strap
fashioned from the tail of a large animal to administer his pupils' corporal punishments; cf. Paton (456-457), where the translation is tawse. The …
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249
Χειροβρῶτι
with a hand-gnawing
Hesychius chi287 and Zenobius 6.44 both give 'with a hand-gnawing fetter' as a phrase in the dative case, and gloss it as 'with a boxer's [hand-]straps'; but Zenobius goes on to connect it specifically …
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