σπάθη
σπᾰ/θ-η,
ἡ,
A). any broad blade, of wood or metal:
1). flat wooden blade used by weavers in the upright loom (instead of the comb (
κτείς) used in the horizontal), for striking the threads of the woof home, so as to make the web close,
A. Ch. 232 ,
Philyll. 12 ,
Pl. Ly. 208d ; Dor. acc. pl.
σπάθᾰς AP 6.288 (
Leon.).
2). spattle for stirring anything,
Alex. 60 ; esp. for medical purposes,
Gal. 13.378 , Heraclid.Tar. ap. eund.
13.812 .
3). blade of an oar, Lyc. 23 .
6). scraper for currying horses,
PSI 4.430.6 (iii B.C.),
Poll. 1.185 .
8). pl., flukes of an anchor, PLond. 3.1164 (h). 9 (iii A.D.).
ShortDef
a flat blade used by weavers
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">σπᾰ/θ-η</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">any broad blade</span>, of wood or metal: </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>1).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">flat wooden blade used by weavers</span> in the upright loom (instead of the comb (<span class="etym greek">κτείς</span>) used in the horizontal), for striking the threads of the woof home, so as to make the web close, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:232" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:232/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ch.</span> 232 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0494.tlg001:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0494.tlg001:12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Philyll.</span> 12 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg020:208d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg020:208d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ly.</span> 208d </a>; Dor. acc. pl. <span class="quote greek">σπάθᾰς</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 6.288 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Leon.</span></span>). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">spattle</span> for stirring anything, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0402.tlg001:60" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0402.tlg001:60/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Alex.</span> 60 </a>; esp. for medical purposes, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gal.</span> 13.378 </span>, Heraclid.Tar. ap. eund.<span class="bibl"> 13.812 </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">blade of an oar</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lyc.</span> 23 </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> pl., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">broad ribs</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:2:181" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:2.181/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Poll.</span> 2.181 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ruf.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Oss.</span> 25 </span>, and so prob. in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg042:14" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg042:14/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Gland.</span> 14 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PMag.Par.</span> 1.3116 </span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0715.tlg001:3:78" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0715.tlg001:3.78/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Paul.Aeg.</span> 3.78 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>5).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">broad blade of a sword</span>, <span class="quote greek">Χαλκίδικαι σπάθαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0383.tlg001:15:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0383.tlg001:15.6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Alc.</span> 15.6 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">σπάθῃ κολούων φασγάνου</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 373 </span> ; <span class="quote greek">σπάθην παραφαίνων .. χρυσένδετον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0487.tlg001:70" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0487.tlg001:70/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Philem.</span> 70 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">χλαμὺς καὶ ς</span>. (cf. Ital. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">capa e spada</span>) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg025:165" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg025:165/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Men.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pk.</span> 165 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg029:314" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg029:314/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sam.</span> 314 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg009:25:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg009:25.4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Thphr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Char.</span> 25.4 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>6).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">scraper for currying horses</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PSI</span> 4.430.6 </span> (iii B.C.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:1:185" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:1.185/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Poll.</span> 1.185 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>7).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">stem of a palm-frond</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:69" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.69/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 7.69 </a>: also <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">spathe of the flower</span> in many plants, esp. of the palm kind, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg001:2:6:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg001:2:6:6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Thphr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HP</span> 2.6.6 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg001:2:8:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg001:2:8:4/canonical-url/"> 2.8.4 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:1:244" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:1.244/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Poll.</span> 1.244 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>8).</strong></span> pl., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">flukes</span> of an anchor, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PLond.</span> 3.1164 </span>(<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">h</span>).<span class="bibl"> 9 </span> (iii A.D.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>9).</strong></span> pl.,= <span class="quote greek">ἀγκῶνες</span> <span class="bibl"> 11.1 </span> , in machines, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0722.tlg001:49:4:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0722.tlg001:49:4:10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Orib.</span> 49.4.10 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}