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ἐλπωρή
ἔλσαι
ἔλση
ἐλσούς
ἐλύδριον
ἔλυμα
ἐλύμνιαι
ἔλυμος
ἐλύσσει
ἐλυτροειδὴς
ἔλυτρον
ἐλυτρόω
ἐλύω
ἔλφος
vέλχανος
ἑλώδης
ἕλωμα
Ἐλωός
ἕλωρ
ἐλώρη
ἑλώριον
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ἔλυτρον
ἔλυτρον, τό,(εἰλύω)
A). couering:
1). bow-case, S. Fr. 1043 (pl.); sheath of a spear, Ar. Ach. 1120 ; mirror-case, IG 2.706 A b13 ; χοᾶ ἐν ἐ. ib. 11 ( 2 ). 219 B 76 (Delos, iii B.C.); case of a shield, D.S. 20.11 (pl.).
2). sheath of the spinal cord, Hp. Art. 45 : the shard of a beetle's wing, Arist. HA 532a23 ; shell of a crab, Ael. NA 9.43 ; of the eye-lids, Arist. de An. 421b29 ; of the umbilical cord, Id. HA 586b23 .
3). husk or capsule of seeds, J. AJ 3.7.6 ; the flowering glume of ζέα δίκοκκος, Dsc. 2.89 .
4). the body, as being the case or shell of the soul, Pl. R. 588e , Poet. ap. Luc. Demon. 44 .
5). reservoir for water, Hdt. 1.185 , 4.173 , Paus. 2.27.7 , al.; tank for fish, Palaeph. 27 . (Cf. Skt. varútram 'cloak', varūtár- 'protector'.)[ῠ Ar.l.c.]


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the case, sheath, reservoir

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ἔλυτρον
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ἔλυτρον
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ελυτρον
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἔλυτρον</span>, <span class="gen greek">τό</span>,(<span class="etym greek">εἰλύω</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">couering</span>: </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>1).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">bow-case</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:1043" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:1043/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 1043 </a> (pl.); <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sheath</span> of a spear, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1120" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1120/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ach.</span> 1120 </a>; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">mirror-case,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">IG</span> 2.706 </span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">A</span> b13 </span>; <span class="foreign greek">χοᾶ ἐν ἐ</span>. ib.<span class="bibl"> 11 </span> (<span class="bibl"> 2 </span>).<span class="bibl"> 219 </span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">B</span> 76 </span> (Delos, iii B.C.); <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">case</span> of a shield, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:20:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:20.11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.S.</span> 20.11 </a> (pl.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sheath</span> of the spinal cord, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg010.perseus-grc1:45" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg010.perseus-grc1:45/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Art.</span> 45 </a>: the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">shard</span> of a beetle\'s wing, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:532a:23" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:532a.23/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 532a23 </a>; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">shell</span> of a crab, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0545.tlg001:9:43" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0545.tlg001:9.43/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ael.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">NA</span> 9.43 </a>; of the eye-<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">lids</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg002:421b:29" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg002:421b.29/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">de An.</span> 421b29 </a>; of the umbilical cord, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:586b:23" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:586b.23/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 586b23 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">husk</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">capsule</span> of seeds, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0526.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:7:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0526.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:7:6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">J.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AJ</span> 3.7.6 </a>; the flowering <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">glume</span> of <span class="foreign greek">ζέα δίκοκκος</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Dsc.</span> 2.89 </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the body</span>, as being <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the case</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">shell</span> of the soul, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:588e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:588e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 588e </a>, Poet. ap. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg008:44" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg008:44/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Demon.</span> 44 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>5).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">reservoir for water</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:185" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.185/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 1.185 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:173" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.173/canonical-url/"> 4.173 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:27:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:27:7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Paus.</span> 2.27.7 </a>, al.; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">tank</span> for fish, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2450.tlg001:27" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2450.tlg001:27/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Palaeph.</span> 27 </a>. (Cf. Skt. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">varútram</span> \'cloak\', <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">varūtár-</span> \'protector\'.)[<span class="pron greek">ῠ</span> Ar.l.c.]</div> </div><br><br>'}