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κώπη κώπη, ἡ, from Root !καπ, Lat. capio any handle: the handle of an oar, and generally an oar, Od., Pind., Attic; νερτέρᾳ προσήμενος κώπῃ, θαλαμίτης, metaph. of a man of low rank, Aesch.; παραπέμπειν ἐφʼ ἕνδεκα κώπαις, a proverb of dub. origin, meaning "to escort with all the honours, " Ar.:—poet. to express ships, σὺν κώπᾳ χιλιοναύτᾳ, of Agamemnonʼs fleet, Eur. the handle of a sword, the haft, hilt, Lat. capulus, Hom., Soph. the handle of a key, Od. the haft of a torch, Eur.

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the handle of an oar

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κώπη

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κώπη

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κωπη

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19126

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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n19145

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