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πέλεκυςεωςIon.εοςmacc.dat.pl.ep.sts. ῡς and ῡν metri grat. in ep. tool or instrument for hewing, cleaving or choppingsts. two-edgedaxefor cutting timberHom. Pi. E.fr. Th. X.used for killing sacrificial animalsHom. E.Cyc. AR.for killing personsHdt. Trag. Ar.used by Hephaistos to split open Zeus' head for the birth of AthenaPi. Call.as a prize at gamesIl.as a target in an archery contestOd.ref. to a toy axeMen.app. ref. to a kitchen cleaverMen. axeref. to an executioner's axe, Lat. securis, carried by lictors in the fasces of Roman magistratesPlb. Plu.meton., ref. to a lictorPlb. specif.two-edged battle-axeIl. Hdt. Call. AR. hammerof a smithAnacr.

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an axe

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Headword:

πέλεκυς

Headword (normalized):

πέλεκυς

Headword (normalized/stripped):

πελεκυς

IDX:

31744

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-31745

Key:

πέλεκυς

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