μηρός
μηρός,
ὁ,
A). thigh,
φάσγανον ὀξὺ ἐρυσσάμενος παρὰ μηροῦ drawing his sword from
his thigh, where it hung,
Il. 1.190 , cf.
Od. 11.231 , al.;
μηρὼ πληξάμενος, in sign of vehement agitation,
Il. 16.125 ;
ἐπαίσατο τὸν μηρόν X. Cyr. 7.3.6 ;
τύπτειν Plb. 15.27.11 ;
τὸν μ. ἀλοῆσαι Plu. TG 2 ;
ἐπὶ μηρόν τινος beside it,
LXX 4 Ki. 16.14 : in pl.,
Alc. Supp. 11.6 ,
A. Fr. 135 ,
136 .
2). thigh-bone,
κατ’ ἰσχίον, ἔνθα τε μηρὸς ἰσχίῳ ἐνστρέφεται Il. 5.305 , cf.
Hp. Art. 57 ,
Gal. 18(2).472 ; esp. of
thigh-bones with flesh offered in sacrifice,
μηροὺς ἐξέταμον Il. 1.460 , al. (cf.
μηρία)
; καταρρυεῖς μ. καλυπτῆς ἐξέκειντο πιμελῆς S. Ant. 1011 ;
θεοῖσι μηρὸν θύετε Eub. 130 ;
τίθεσο τὼ μηρὼ λαβών Ar. Pax 1039 .
3). generally,
leg-bones,
κάμηλος ἐν τοῖσι ὀπισθίοισι σκέλεσι ἔχει τέσσερας μηροὺς καὶ γούνατα τέσσερα Hdt. 3.103 . (Cf. OIr.
mīr 'piece', Lat.
membrum, from
mēmsro-, Skt.
māmsám 'meat'.)
ShortDef
the thigh
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Headword (normalized):
μηρός
Headword (normalized/stripped):
μηρος
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">μηρός</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;">thigh</span>, <span class="foreign greek">φάσγανον ὀξὺ ἐρυσσάμενος παρὰ μηροῦ</span> drawing his sword from <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">his thigh</span>, where it hung, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:190" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:1.190/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 1.190 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:11:231" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:11.231/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 11.231 </a>, al.; <span class="foreign greek">μηρὼ πληξάμενος</span>, in sign of vehement agitation, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:16:125" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:16.125/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 16.125 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἐπαίσατο τὸν μηρόν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:7:3:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:7:3:6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyr.</span> 7.3.6 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τύπτειν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:15:27:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:15:27:11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plb.</span> 15.27.11 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τὸν μ. ἀλοῆσαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg052:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg052:2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">TG</span> 2 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἐπὶ μηρόν τινος</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">beside</span> it, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg014:16:14" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg014:16.14/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">4 Ki.</span> 16.14 </a>: in pl., <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Alc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 11.6 </span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg008:135" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg008:135/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 135 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg008:136" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg008:136/canonical-url/"> 136 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">thigh-bone</span>, <span class="quote greek">κατ’ ἰσχίον, ἔνθα τε μηρὸς ἰσχίῳ ἐνστρέφεται</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:305" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:5.305/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 5.305 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg010.perseus-grc1:57" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg010.perseus-grc1:57/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Art.</span> 57 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gal.</span> 18(2).472 </span>; esp. of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">thigh-bones with flesh</span> offered in sacrifice, <span class="quote greek">μηροὺς ἐξέταμον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:460" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:1.460/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 1.460 </a> , al. (cf. <span class="foreign greek">μηρία</span>) <span class="quote greek">; καταρρυεῖς μ. καλυπτῆς ἐξέκειντο πιμελῆς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1011" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1011/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ant.</span> 1011 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">θεοῖσι μηρὸν θύετε</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0458.tlg001:130" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0458.tlg001:130/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Eub.</span> 130 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τίθεσο τὼ μηρὼ λαβών</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1039" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1039/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pax</span> 1039 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">leg-bones</span>, <span class="quote greek">κάμηλος ἐν τοῖσι ὀπισθίοισι σκέλεσι ἔχει τέσσερας μηροὺς καὶ γούνατα τέσσερα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:103" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.103/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 3.103 </a> . (Cf. OIr. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">mīr</span> \'piece\', Lat. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">membrum</span>, from <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">mēmsro</span>-, Skt. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">māmsám</span> \'meat\'.)</div> </div><br><br>'}