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ξυρησμός
ξυρητής
ξυρίας
ξυρίζω
ξύριον
ξυρίς
ξύρισμα
ξυρμεύεσθαι
ξυροδόκη
ξυροθήκη
ξυρόν1
ξυρόν2
ξυροποιός
ξυρός
ξυρουργός
ξυροφορέω
ξυρρ
ξύρω
ξύσιλος
ξῦσις
ξύσμα
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ξυρόν1
ξῠρόν, τό,
A). razor, E. El. 241 , Ar. Ec. 65 , Th. 219 , Nic. Al. 411 , Plu. Art. 29 , etc.: prov., ἐπὶ ξυροῦ ἵσταται ἀκμῆς .. , ὄλεθρος ἠὲ βιῶναι death or life is balanced on a razor's edge, Il. 10.173 : freq. in later authors, to express a delicately balanced like lihood of failure or success, ἀκμᾶς ἑστακυῖαν ἐπὶ ξυροῦ Ἑλλάδα Simon. 97 ; ἐπὶ ξ. γὰρ ἀκμῆς ἔχεται ἡμῖν τὰ πρήγματα Hdt. 6.11 ; κίνδυνος ἐπὶ ξ. ἵσταται ἀκμῆς Thgn. 557 ; βεβὼς .. ἐπὶ ξ. τύχης S. Ant. 996 ; ἔβητ’ ἐπὶ ξ. ; E. HF 630 ; ἐπὶ ξ. εἶναι Theoc. 22.6 ; ἐπὶ ξ. ἑστηκέναι Luc. JTr. 3 .


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a razor
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ξυρόν1
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ξυρόν
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ξυρον1
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71829
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ξῠρόν</span>, <span class="gen greek">τό</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">razor,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg012.perseus-grc1:241" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg012.perseus-grc1:241/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">El.</span> 241 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg010.perseus-grc1:65" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg010.perseus-grc1:65/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ec.</span> 65 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg008.perseus-grc1:219" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg008.perseus-grc1:219/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 219 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg002:411" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg002:411/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Nic.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Al.</span> 411 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg064:29" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg064:29/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Art.</span> 29 </a>, etc.: prov., <span class="foreign greek">ἐπὶ ξυροῦ ἵσταται ἀκμῆς .. , ὄλεθρος ἠὲ βιῶναι</span> death or life is balanced on a <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">razor\'s</span> edge, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:173" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:10.173/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 10.173 </a> : freq. in later authors, to express a delicately balanced like lihood of failure or success, <span class="quote greek">ἀκμᾶς ἑστακυῖαν ἐπὶ ξυροῦ Ἑλλάδα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0261.tlg001:97" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0261.tlg001:97/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Simon.</span> 97 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐπὶ ξ. γὰρ ἀκμῆς ἔχεται ἡμῖν τὰ πρήγματα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6.11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 6.11 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">κίνδυνος ἐπὶ ξ. ἵσταται ἀκμῆς</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Thgn.</span> 557 </span> ; <span class="quote greek">βεβὼς .. ἐπὶ ξ. τύχης</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:996" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:996/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ant.</span> 996 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἔβητ’ ἐπὶ ξ.</span> ; <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg009.perseus-grc1:630" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg009.perseus-grc1:630/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HF</span> 630 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐπὶ ξ. εἶναι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:22:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:22.6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 22.6 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐπὶ ξ. ἑστηκέναι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg018:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg018:3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">JTr.</span> 3 </a> .</div> </div><br><br>'}