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ἐρίτῑμος
ἐρίφειος
ἔριφος
Ἐριχθόνιος
ἐριώλη
ἑρκεῖος
ἑρκίον
ἑρκοθηρικός
ἕρκος
ἐρκτή
ἕρμα
Ἕρμαια
ἕρμαιον
ἑρμαῖος
Ἔρμαις
ἕρματα
Ἑρμαφρόδῑτος
Ἑρμᾱ́ων
Ἑρμῄδιον
ἑρμηνείᾱ
ἑρμήνευμα
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ἕρμα
ἕρμα
Aeol.ἔρμα
ατοςn
prop, stayto hold up a ship on shoreIl. hHom.prob.prop, supportclung to by a woman in labourA.fig., ref. to a person or personsprop, mainstay, pillarw.gen.of a cityHom.ref. to a principle of conductPl.ref. to an arrowapp.foundation, causew.gen.of painsIl. that which provides stabilityto a thing in motionballastref. to stones allegedly swallowed by cranesAr.w.gen.for a throw, ref. to a stone attached to a messagePlu.fig., ref. to a council of elders, for a state envisaged as an unstable shipPlu.sunken rock, reefas a danger to ships, sts. in fig.ctxt.Alc. Anacr. A. Hdt. E. Th.fig., w.gen.of JusticeA.

ShortDef

a prop, support
earrings

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Headword:
ἕρμα
Headword (normalized):
ἕρμα
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ερμα
IDX:
15499
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-15500
Key:
ἕρμα

Data

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