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Perh. a guard of metal fixed on the leg between the knee and the ankle and partly covering the κνημίς so as to supplement this in protecting against the chafing of the shield: κνημῖδας ἀργυρέοισιν ἐπισφυρίοις ἀραρυίας Il. 3.331 = Il. 11.18 = Il. 16.132 = Il. 19.370. Cf. Il. 18.459.

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ἐπισφύριον

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ἐπισφύριον

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επισφυριον

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3797

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urn:cite2:exploreHomer:entries.atlas_v1:1.3798

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{'content': 'τό [ἐπι- 1 + σφυρόν.] Perh. a guard of metal fixed on the leg between the knee and the ankle and partly covering the κνημίς so as to supplement this in protecting against the chafing of the shield: κνημῖδας ἀργυρέοισιν ἐπισφυρίοις ἀραρυίας Il. 3.331 = Il. 11.18 = Il. 16.132 = Il. 19.370. Cf. Il. 18.459.'}