τόρνος
τόρν-ος,
ὁ,
A). carpenter's tool for drawing a circle, like our
compasses, prob. a pin at the end of a string, Lat.
tornus (
Plin. HN 7.198 ),
Thgn. 805 ;
κυκλοτερὴς ὡς ἀπὸ τόρνου (of the representation of the earth in early maps)
Hdt. 4.36 ;
τροχὸς τόρνῳ γραφόμενος E. Ba. 1067 (perh. in signf.
11 );
κύκλος τις ὡς τόρνοισιν ἐκμετρούμενος Id. Fr. 382.3 .
II). turning-lathe, βόμβυκας τόρνου κάματον A. Fr. 57.3 (anap.);
καθάπερ τῆς ἐν τόρνψ κυκλοφορουμένης σφαίρας as of a ball being turned in a
lathe, Arist. Mu. 391b22 ;
τὰ τοῖς τόρνοις γιγνόμενα ἐπίπεδά τε καὶ στερεά Pl. Phlb. 51c , cf.
56c ;
ὁ Ἰουδαϊκὸς λίθος .. ἔχων γραμμὰς παραλλήλους ὡς ἀπὸ τόρνου Dsc. 5.137 ;
metae .. ex torno ita perfectae, ut alia in aliam inire convenireque possit, Vitr. 9.8.6 , cf.
10.7.3 ;
ἄξων ἀπὸ τόρνου εἰργασμένος Hero Spir. 1.16 , cf.
Aut. 11.2 .
III). that which is turned, circle, round, D.P. 157 .
ShortDef
a carpenter's tool for drawing a circle, compasses
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">τόρν-ος</span>, <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">carpenter\'s tool for drawing a circle,</span> like our <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">compasses,</span> prob. a pin at the end of a string, Lat. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">tornus</span> (<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:latinLit:phi0978.phi001:7:198" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:latinLit:phi0978.phi001:7.198/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plin.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HN</span> 7.198 </a>), <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Thgn.</span> 805 </span>; <span class="foreign greek">κυκλοτερὴς ὡς ἀπὸ τόρνου</span> (of the representation of the earth in early maps) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:36" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.36/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 4.36 </a>; <span class="quote greek">τροχὸς τόρνῳ γραφόμενος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:1067" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:1067/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ba.</span> 1067 </a> (perh. in signf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:11/canonical-url/"> 11 </a>); <span class="quote greek">κύκλος τις ὡς τόρνοισιν ἐκμετρούμενος</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 382.3 </span> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">κύκλου τ.</span> the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">centre</span> of a circle, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg011.perseus-grc1:1:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg011.perseus-grc1:1.6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Vect.</span> 1.6 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">turning-lathe,</span> <span class="quote greek">βόμβυκας τόρνου κάματον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg008:57:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg008:57.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 57.3 </a> (anap.); <span class="foreign greek">καθάπερ τῆς ἐν τόρνψ κυκλοφορουμένης σφαίρας</span> as of a ball being turned in a <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">lathe,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg028:391b:22" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg028:391b.22/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mu.</span> 391b22 </a>; <span class="quote greek">τὰ τοῖς τόρνοις γιγνόμενα ἐπίπεδά τε καὶ στερεά</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg010:51c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg010:51c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Phlb.</span> 51c </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg010:56c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg010:56c/canonical-url/"> 56c </a>; <span class="quote greek">ὁ Ἰουδαϊκὸς λίθος .. ἔχων γραμμὰς παραλλήλους ὡς ἀπὸ τόρνου</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Dsc.</span> 5.137 </span> ; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">metae .. ex torno ita perfectae, ut alia in aliam inire convenireque possit,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Vitr.</span> 9.8.6 </span>, cf. <span class="bibl"> 10.7.3 </span>; <span class="quote greek">ἄξων ἀπὸ τόρνου εἰργασμένος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0559.tlg001:1:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0559.tlg001:1.16/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hero</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Spir.</span> 1.16 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0559.tlg002:11:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0559.tlg002:11.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Aut.</span> 11.2 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">that which is turned, circle, round,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0084.tlg001:157" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0084.tlg001:157/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.P.</span> 157 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}