Scaife ATLAS

ῥόμβοςουmῥέμβομαι whirling or circular motionwhirlof javelins, tambourinesPi.swoopw.gen.of an eaglePi.bull-roarera rhombus-shaped piece of wood whirled round on a string to make a whirring noise, used in mystery cults, esp. of Dionysus and Cybele/RheaE. AR.used in magicTheoc.

ShortDef

a spinning-top

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Headword:

ῥόμβος

Headword (normalized):

ῥόμβος

Headword (normalized/stripped):

ρομβος

IDX:

36072

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-36073

Key:

ῥόμβος

Data

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