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κνηκόπυρος
κνῆκος
κνηκός
κνηκοσυμμιγής
κνηκοφόρος
κνηκώδης
κνήκων
κνῆμα
κνημαῖος
κνήμαργος
κνήμη
κνημία
κνημιαῖος
κνημίδιον
κνημιδοφόρος
κνημίον
κνημιοπαχής
κνημίς
κνημοπαχής
κνημός
κνημόω
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κνήμη
κνήμ-η, Dor. κνάμα [νᾱ],,
A). part between knee and ankle, leg, shank, Il. 4.147 , Od. 8.135 , Hdt. 6.75 , 125 , 7.75 , E. Ph. 1394 , etc.; of a horse, X. Eq. 1.5 , 12.10 : prov., ἀπωτέρω ἢ γόνυ κνάμα 'blood is thicker than water', Theoc. 16.18 .
2). Anat., tibia, Gal. 2.774 , Ruf. Onom. 123 .
3). in plants, stem between two joints, Thphr. HP 9.13.5 ; κνήμη ( v.l. μνήμου ) μελίνης dub. sens. in S. Fr. 608 .
II). spoke of a wheel, Poll. 1.144 , Eust. 598.4 . (Cf. OIr. cnāim 'bone', O E. hamm 'ham'.)


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the part between the knee and ankle, the leg

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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">κνήμ-η</span>, Dor. <span class="orth greek">κνάμα</span> [<span class="foreign greek">νᾱ],</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">part between knee and ankle, leg, shank</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:147" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:4.147/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 4.147 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:8:135" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:8.135/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 8.135 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:75" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6.75/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 6.75 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:125" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:125/canonical-url/"> 125 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:75" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.75/canonical-url/"> 7.75 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:1394" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:1394/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 1394 </a>, etc.; of a horse, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg013.perseus-grc1:1:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg013.perseus-grc1:1.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eq.</span> 1.5 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg013.perseus-grc1:12:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg013.perseus-grc1:12.10/canonical-url/"> 12.10 </a>: prov., <span class="foreign greek">ἀπωτέρω ἢ γόνυ κνάμα</span> \'blood is thicker than water\', <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:16:18" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:16.18/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 16.18 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> Anat., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">tibia</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gal.</span> 2.774 </span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0564.tlg003:123" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0564.tlg003:123/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ruf.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Onom.</span> 123 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> in plants, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">stem between two joints</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg001:9:13:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg001:9:13:5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Thphr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HP</span> 9.13.5 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">κνήμη</span> ( v.l. <span class="ref greek">μνήμου</span> )<span class="foreign greek"> μελίνης</span> dub. sens. in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:608" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:608/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 608 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">spoke</span> of a wheel, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:1:144" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:1.144/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Poll.</span> 1.144 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4083.tlg001:598:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4083.tlg001:598.4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Eust.</span> 598.4 </a>. (Cf. OIr. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">cnāim</span> \'bone\', O<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> </span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hamm</span> \'ham\'.)</div> </div><br><br>'}