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ἔχμα ἔχμα, ατος, τό, ἔχω that which holds; and so, a hindrance, obstacle, Il. c. gen. a bulwark, defence against a thing, c. gen., Hhymn. a hold-fast, stay, ἔχματα πέτρης bands of rock, Il.; ἔχματα πύργων stays of the towers, Il.; ἔχματα νηῶν props for the ships, to keep them upright, Il.

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that which holds

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Headword:

ἔχμα

Headword (normalized):

ἔχμα

Headword (normalized/stripped):

εχμα

IDX:

14371

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n14377

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e)/xma

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