ἔχμα
ἔχμα,
ατος,
τό,(
ἔχω)
A). that which holds; and so,
II). holdfast, stay,
ἔχματα πέτρης the grip of the rock (viz. the river-bed),
Il. 13.139 ;
ἔχματα πύργων buttresses of the fortifications,
12.260 ;
ἔχματα νηῶν props or
cradles for the ships,
14.410 ;
ἔχματα γαίης, of the earth which
holds fast the roots of a tree,
A.R. 1.1200 ;
ἔχματα γούνων, of muscles,
Nic. Th. 724 :—also
ἐχμός,
ὁ,
Eust. 1411.24 .
ShortDef
that which holds
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ἔχμα
Headword (normalized/stripped):
εχμα
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-45983
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἔχμα</span>, <span class="itype greek">ατος</span>, <span class="gen greek">τό</span>,(<span class="etym greek">ἔχω</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">that which holds</span>; and so, </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>I).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hindrance, impediment</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:21:259" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:21.259/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 21.259 </a> (pl.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> c. gen., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">bulwark, defence against</span>, <span class="quote greek">ἐπηλυσίης</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg004.perseus-grc1:37" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg004.perseus-grc1:37/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">h.Merc.</span> 37 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">βολάων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:201" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.201/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.R.</span> 4.201 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">holdfast, stay</span>, <span class="foreign greek">ἔχματα πέτρης</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the grip</span> of the rock (viz. the river-bed), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:13:139" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:13.139/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 13.139 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἔχματα πύργων</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">buttresses</span> of the fortifications, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:12:260" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:12.260/canonical-url/"> 12.260 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἔχματα νηῶν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">props</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">cradles</span> for the ships, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:14:410" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:14.410/canonical-url/"> 14.410 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἔχματα γαίης</span>, of the earth which <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">holds fast</span> the roots of a tree, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:1200" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.1200/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.R.</span> 1.1200 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἔχματα γούνων</span>, of muscles, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg001:724" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg001:724/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Nic.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 724 </a>:—also <span class="orth greek">ἐχμός</span>, <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4083.tlg001:1411:24" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4083.tlg001:1411.24/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Eust.</span> 1411.24 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}