σκυτάλη — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

σκυτάληηςdial.σκυτάλᾱᾱςf at Spartastick around which a strip of writing material with a message was wrappedin Plu., misinterpreted as a means of transmitting a secret messagedespatch-staffTh. Ar. X. Plu.material on which the message was writtendespatch-scrollPlu. gener.despatch, messageArchil. personif., ref. to the bearer of an odecourierof the MusesPi. prob.stickbatonPl. at Romestick, stavefor use as a clubPlu.a kind of snakew. body of uniform thicknessstick-snakePlu.

ShortDef

a staff, cudgel, club

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σκυτάλη

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σκυτάλη

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σκυταλη

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36795

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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-36796

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