πέλεκυς
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Cambridge Greek Lexicon
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an axe
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Headword:
πέλεκυς
Headword (normalized):
πέλεκυς
Headword (normalized/stripped):
πελεκυς
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IDX:
31744
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-31745
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{ "headword": "πέλεκυς", "data": { "headword_display": "<b>πέλεκυς</b>", "content": "<NE><HG><HL>πέλεκυς</HL><Infl>εως<VInfl><Lbl>Ion.</Lbl><FmInfl>εος</FmInfl></VInfl></Infl><PS>m</PS><FG><Case><Lbl>acc.</Lbl><Form>πέλεκυν</Form></Case><Case><Lbl>dat.pl.</Lbl><Form>πελέκεσι</Form><Lbl>ep.</Lbl><Form>πελέκεσσι</Form></Case><Num><Case><Lbl>sts. <Gr>ῡς</Gr> and <Gr>ῡν</Gr><ital> metri grat.</ital> in ep.</Lbl></Case></Num></FG></HG> <nS1><Def>tool or instrument for hewing, cleaving or chopping<Expl>sts. two-edged</Expl></Def><nS2><Tr>axe<Expl>for cutting timber</Expl></Tr><Au>Hom. Pi. E.<Wk>fr.</Wk> Th. X.<NBPlus/></Au></nS2><nS2><Indic>used for killing sacrificial animals</Indic><Au>Hom. E.<Wk>Cyc.</Wk> AR.</Au></nS2><nS2><Indic>for killing persons</Indic><Au>Hdt. Trag. Ar.</Au></nS2><nS2><Indic>used by Hephaistos to split open Zeus' head for the birth of Athena</Indic><Au>Pi. Call.</Au></nS2><nS2><Indic>as a prize at games</Indic><Au>Il.</Au></nS2><nS2><Indic>as a target in an archery contest</Indic><Au>Od.</Au></nS2><nS2><Indic>ref. to a toy axe</Indic><Au>Men.</Au></nS2><nS2><Indic>app. ref. to a kitchen cleaver</Indic><Au>Men.</Au></nS2></nS1> <nS1><Tr>axe<Expl>ref. to an executioner's axe, Lat. <ital>securis</ital>, carried by lictors in the <ital>fasces</ital> of Roman magistrates</Expl></Tr><Au>Plb. Plu.</Au><nS2><Indic>meton., ref. to a lictor</Indic><Au>Plb.</Au></nS2></nS1> <nS1><Indic>specif.</Indic><Tr>two-edged battle-axe</Tr><Au>Il. Hdt. Call. AR.</Au></nS1> <nS1><Tr>hammer<Expl>of a smith</Expl></Tr><Au>Anacr.</Au></nS1></NE>", "key": "πέλεκυς" }, "senses": [], "citations": [], "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-31745" }