μοχλός
μοχλός ( Ion.
μοκλός Anacr. 88 ),
ὁ,
A). bar, lever, crowbar, used for moving ships,
μοχλοῖσιν δ’ ἄρα τήν γε κατείρυσεν Od. 5.261 ; or heavy weights,
μοχλοῖς καὶ μηχαναῖσιν ἀνελκύσαι Ar. Pax 307 ; for forcing doors and gates,
E. Or. 1474 (lyr.), cf.
Ba. 348 ,
1104 , etc.;
ὑποβαλόντες τοὺς μ. ὑπὸ τὰς πύλας Ar. Lys. 428 , cf.
Arist. Mech. 847b11 , al.
II). any bar or
stake, as in
Od. 9.332 the stake which Odysseus runs into the Cyclops' eye, cf.
E. Cyc. 633 .
III). wooden or iron
bar or
bolt placed across gates on the inside and secured by the
βάλανος, τοῦ μοχλοῦ διακοπέντος Th. 4.111 , cf.
2.4 ,
IG 12.313.126 ;
μοχλοὺς ἐπιβάλλειν Ar. Th. 415 ;
τὸν μ. ἐμβάλλειν X. An. 7.1.12 , cf.
Ar. Lys. 246 ;
μοχλοῖς καὶ κλῄθροισι τὰ προπύλαια πακτοῦν ib.
264 ;
τὴν πόλιν .. ἀπεκλῄσατε τοῖσι μ. ib.
487 ;
πύλας μοχλοῖς χαλᾶτε by [drawing back]
the bars,
A. Ch. 879 ;
κλῇθρα λύσαντες μοχλοῖς E. IT 99 (more naturally
κλῄθρων μοχλοὺς λύσαντες, as in
Ar. Lys. 310 κἂν μὴ .. τοὺς μοχλοὺς χαλῶσιν): metaph.,
μέγας σοι τοῦδ’ ἐγὼ φόβου μ. a bar or
defence against fear.
S. Fr. 760 .
ShortDef
a bar
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Headword (normalized):
μοχλός
Headword (normalized/stripped):
μοχλος
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-68952
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">μοχλός</span> ( Ion. <span class="orth greek">μοκλός</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0237.tlg001:88" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0237.tlg001:88/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Anacr.</span> 88 </a>), <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;">bar, lever, crowbar</span>, used for moving ships, <span class="quote greek">μοχλοῖσιν δ’ ἄρα τήν γε κατείρυσεν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:5:261" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:5.261/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 5.261 </a> ; or heavy weights, <span class="quote greek">μοχλοῖς καὶ μηχαναῖσιν ἀνελκύσαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg005.perseus-grc1:307" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg005.perseus-grc1:307/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pax</span> 307 </a> ; for forcing doors and gates, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg016.perseus-grc1:1474" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg016.perseus-grc1:1474/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Or.</span> 1474 </a> (lyr.), cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:348" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:348/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ba.</span> 348 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:1104" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:1104/canonical-url/"> 1104 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">ὑποβαλόντες τοὺς μ. ὑπὸ τὰς πύλας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg007.perseus-grc1:428" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg007.perseus-grc1:428/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lys.</span> 428 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg023:847b:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg023:847b.11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mech.</span> 847b11 </a>, al. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">any bar</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">stake</span>, as in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:9:332" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:9.332/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 9.332 </a> the stake which Odysseus runs into the Cyclops\' eye, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg001.perseus-grc1:633" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg001.perseus-grc1:633/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyc.</span> 633 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> wooden or iron <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">bar</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">bolt</span> placed across gates on the inside and secured by the <span class="quote greek">βάλανος, τοῦ μοχλοῦ διακοπέντος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:111" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.111/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 4.111 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.4/canonical-url/"> 2.4 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 12.313.126 </span>; <span class="quote greek">μοχλοὺς ἐπιβάλλειν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg008.perseus-grc1:415" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg008.perseus-grc1:415/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 415 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τὸν μ. ἐμβάλλειν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:7:1:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:7:1:12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">An.</span> 7.1.12 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg007.perseus-grc1:246" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg007.perseus-grc1:246/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lys.</span> 246 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">μοχλοῖς καὶ κλῄθροισι τὰ προπύλαια πακτοῦν</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg007.perseus-grc1:264" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg007.perseus-grc1:264/canonical-url/"> 264 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">τὴν πόλιν .. ἀπεκλῄσατε τοῖσι μ.</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg007.perseus-grc1:487" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg007.perseus-grc1:487/canonical-url/"> 487 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">πύλας μοχλοῖς χαλᾶτε</span> by [drawing back] <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the bars</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:879" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:879/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ch.</span> 879 </a>; <span class="quote greek">κλῇθρα λύσαντες μοχλοῖς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg013.perseus-grc1:99" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg013.perseus-grc1:99/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IT</span> 99 </a> (more naturally <span class="foreign greek">κλῄθρων μοχλοὺς λύσαντες</span>, as in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg007.perseus-grc1:310" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg007.perseus-grc1:310/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lys.</span> 310 </a> <span class="foreign greek">κἂν μὴ .. τοὺς μοχλοὺς χαλῶσιν</span>): metaph., <span class="foreign greek">μέγας σοι τοῦδ’ ἐγὼ φόβου μ.</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">a bar</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">defence against</span> fear. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:760" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:760/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 760 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}