ἡνία
ἡ
ἡνία
ἡ,the bridle (in riding), the reins (in driving), like the Homeric ἡνία, τά) mostly in pl., Pind., etc.; πρὸς ἡνίας μάχεσθαι Aesch.; in sg., ἐπισχὼν ἡνίαν Soph.
metaph., χαλάσαι τὰς ἡνίας τοῖς λόγοις to give oneʼs words free reins, Plat.; τῆς Πυκνὸς τὰς ἡνίας παραδοῦναί τινι Plat.
as a military term, ἐφʼ ἡνίαν to the left, Plut.
No short def.
Headword (normalized):
ἡνία
ἡ
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ηνια
η
Intro Text:
ἡνία
ἡ,the bridle (in riding), the reins (in driving), like the Homeric ἡνία, τά) mostly in pl., Pind., etc.; πρὸς ἡνίας μάχεσθαι Aesch.; in sg., ἐπισχὼν ἡνίαν Soph.
metaph., χαλάσαι τὰς ἡνίας τοῖς λόγοις to give oneʼs words free reins, Plat.; τῆς Πυκνὸς τὰς ἡνίας παραδοῦναί τινι Plat.
as a military term, ἐφʼ ἡνίαν to the left, Plut.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n14780
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