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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"definition": "<i>back,</i> 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 <i>chine</i> 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 <i>the back,</i> 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 <i>rear,</i> 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 ; <i>back</i> of the finger, Procop.Gaz. Ecphr. 168.11.",
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"quote": "ν. . . ὄϊος καὶ πίονος αἰγός",
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"quote": "ἐπὶ νῶτον ἐῗσαι",
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"quote": "δράκων ἐπὶ νῶτα δαφοινός",
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"quote": "νώτοισιν δʼ Ὀδυσῆα διηνεκέεσσι γέραιρεν",
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"quote": "σὺ μὴ δῷς ν. μηδενί",
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"quote": "δοτέον τὰ ν.",
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"quote": "δεῖξαι νῶτα",
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"quote": "πίπτειν ἐπὶ νώτῳ",
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"quote": "κατὰ νώτου γενέσθαι τινός",
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"quote": "κατὰ ν. βοηθεῖν",
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"quote": "κατὰ νῶτα",
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"definition": "<i>any wide surface,</i> 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 <i>evening,</i> i.e. <i>western, sky,</i> E. El. 731 (lyr.).",
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"quote": "ἐπʼ εὐρέα νῶτα θαλάσσης",
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"quote": "ἐν νώτοισι ποντίας ἁλός",
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"quote": "σχίζε ν. γᾶς",
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"quote": "χθονὸς ν.",
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"quote": "ἀστεροειδέα ν. αἰθέρος",
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"quote": "ἐπὶ τῷ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ν.",
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"definition": "<i>ridge</i> 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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"label": "3",
"definition": "<i>nave</i> of a wheel, LXX l.c.",
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"label": "4",
"definition": "<i>back</i> of a page, Gal. 15.624 ; τὰ κατὰ νώτου POxy. 1725.9 (iii A.D.). (Perh. cf. Lat. nates.)",
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"quote": "τὰ κατὰ νώτου",
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