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νῶτον
νῶτον, τό, or νῶτος, ὁ, pl. always νῶτα, τά in early writers ( οἱ νῶτοι LXX 3 Ki. 7.19(33)) : the gender of the sg. is undetermined in Hom. and Hes. ; neut. in Pi. P. 1.28, 4.83, E. Cyc. 237, 643, Ar. Eq. 289, Pax 747, Antiph. 132.6 (anap.), and always in Att. acc. to Phryn. 257, etc. : acc. νῶτον is masc. in Hp. Prorrh. 2. 30, 40, X. Eq. 3.3 (as cited by Hdn.Gr. 1.215), Arist. HA 512b17, 544a6, Ephor. 224J. :—

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the back; surface (of the sea)

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νῶτον, τό, or νῶτος, ὁ, pl. always νῶτα, τά in early writers ( οἱ νῶτοι LXX 3 Ki. 7.19(33)) : the gender of the sg. is undetermined in Hom. and Hes. ; neut. in Pi. P. 1.28, 4.83, E. Cyc. 237, 643, Ar. Eq. 289, Pax 747, Antiph. 132.6 (anap.), and always in Att. acc. to Phryn. 257, etc. : acc. νῶτον is masc. in Hp. Prorrh. 2. 30, 40, X. Eq. 3.3 (as cited by Hdn.Gr. 1.215), Arist. HA 512b17, 544a6, Ephor. 224J. :—
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back, both of men and animals : sg., of a man, Il. 5.147, 13.289, etc. ; of a boar, φρίσσει νῶτον ib. 473 ; ν. . . ὄϊος καὶ πίονος αἰγός 9.207 ; of horses, ἐπὶ νῶτον ἐῗσαι 2.765 ; of an eagle, Pi. P. 1.9 : pl. freq. used in Poets in sense of sg., δράκων ἐπὶ νῶτα δαφοινός Il. 2.308, cf. Od. 6.225, etc. : sts. in Ep. of the chine of an animal served as food, νῶτα βοὸς . . πίονα ib. 4.65 ; νώτοισιν δʼ Ὀδυσῆα διηνεκέεσσι γέραιρεν 14.437, cf. Il. 7.321 ; of men in battle, τὰ νῶτα ἐντρέψαι to turn the back, i.e. flee, Hdt. 7.211 ; νῶτον ἐπιστρέψαι Orac.ib. 141 ; σὺ μὴ δῷς ν. μηδενί PTeb. 21.8 (ii B. C.) ; δοτέον τὰ ν. Plu. An seni 2.787f ; δεῖξαι νῶτα Id. Marc. 12 (this phrase also of the winner in a race, AP 9.557 ( Antip. Thess.)) ; πίπτειν ἐπὶ νώτῳ A. Supp. 91 (lyr.) ; κατὰ νώτου in rear, κατὰ νώτου γενέσθαι τινός Hdt. 1.9, 10 ; τὸ στρατόπεδον κατὰ ν. λαβεῖν ib. 75 ; κατὰ ν. βοηθεῖν Th. 1.62, etc. ; κατὰ νῶτα Theoc. 22.84 ; back of the finger, Procop.Gaz. Ecphr. 168.11.
Citations (11)
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9.207
ν. . . ὄϊος καὶ πίονος αἰγός
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2.765
ἐπὶ νῶτον ἐῗσαι
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Il. 2.308
δράκων ἐπὶ νῶτα δαφοινός
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14.437
νώτοισιν δʼ Ὀδυσῆα διηνεκέεσσι γέραιρεν
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PTeb. 21.8
σὺ μὴ δῷς ν. μηδενί
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Plu. An seni 2.787f
δοτέον τὰ ν.
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Id. Marc. 12
δεῖξαι νῶτα
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A. Supp. 91
πίπτειν ἐπὶ νώτῳ
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Hdt. 1.9
κατὰ νώτου γενέσθαι τινός
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Th. 1.62
κατὰ ν. βοηθεῖν
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Theoc. 22.84
κατὰ νῶτα
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Children (1)
II
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any wide surface, esp. of the sea, ἐπʼ εὐρέα νῶτα θαλάσσης Il. 2.159, Od. 3.142, cf. Hes. Th. 762 ; ἐν νώτοισι ποντίας ἁλός E. Hel. 129 ; πόντου ʼπὶ νώτοις ib. 774 ; also of the land, σχίζε ν. γᾶς Pi. P. 4.228, cf. 26 ; χθονὸς ν. E. IT 46 ; of the sky, ἀστεροειδέα ν. αἰθέρος Id. Fr. 114ap. Ar. Th. 1067 (lyr.) ; ἐπὶ τῷ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ν. Pl. Phdr. 247c ; but ἕσπερα ν. the evening, i.e. western, sky, E. El. 731 (lyr.).
Citations (6)
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Il. 2.159
ἐπʼ εὐρέα νῶτα θαλάσσης
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E. Hel. 129
ἐν νώτοισι ποντίας ἁλός
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Pi. P. 4.228
σχίζε ν. γᾶς
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E. IT 46
χθονὸς ν.
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Id. Fr. 114a
ἀστεροειδέα ν. αἰθέρος
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Pl. Phdr. 247c
ἐπὶ τῷ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ν.
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Children (3)
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ridge of a hill or rock, Pi. O. 7.87, E. Hipp. 128 (lyr.) ; of a tomb, Id. Hel. 842, etc. ; of a chariot, Id. Tr. 572 (anap.) ; of a saw, AP 6.204 ( Leon.).
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nave of a wheel, LXX l.c.
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back of a page, Gal. 15.624 ; τὰ κατὰ νώτου POxy. 1725.9 (iii A.D.). (Perh. cf. Lat. nates.)
Citations (1)
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POxy. 1725.9
τὰ κατὰ νώτου
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Citations (From Models)

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{'quote': 'ἐπὶ νῶτον ἐῗσαι', 'ref': '2.765', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.765'}
{'quote': 'δράκων ἐπὶ νῶτα δαφοινός', 'ref': 'Il. 2.308', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.308'}
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{'quote': 'δεῖξαι νῶτα', 'ref': 'Id. Marc. 12', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg022.perseus-grc2:12'}
{'quote': 'πίπτειν ἐπὶ νώτῳ', 'ref': 'A. Supp. 91', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc2:91'}
{'quote': 'κατὰ νώτου γενέσθαι τινός', 'ref': 'Hdt. 1.9', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc2:1.9'}
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{'quote': 'κατὰ νῶτα', 'ref': 'Theoc. 22.84', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc2:22.84'}
{'quote': 'ἐπʼ εὐρέα νῶτα θαλάσσης', 'ref': 'Il. 2.159', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.159'}
{'quote': 'ἐν νώτοισι ποντίας ἁλός', 'ref': 'E. Hel. 129', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg014.perseus-grc2:129'}
{'quote': 'σχίζε ν. γᾶς', 'ref': 'Pi. P. 4.228', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc2:4.228'}
{'quote': 'χθονὸς ν.', 'ref': 'E. IT 46', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg013.perseus-grc2:46'}
{'quote': 'ἀστεροειδέα ν. αἰθέρος', 'ref': 'Id. Fr. 114a', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg020.perseus-grc2:114a'}
{'quote': 'ἐπὶ τῷ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ν.', 'ref': 'Pl. Phdr. 247c', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg012.perseus-grc2:247c'}
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