ὄνυξ
ὄνυξ
.ὄνψξ, υχος,
Lat. unguis, in Hom. only in pl. of the eagleʼs talons;— of human beings, a nail, Hes., Hdt., Attic:—of horses and oxen, a hoof, Xen.—Special phrases, εἰς ἄκρους τοὺς ὄνυχας ἀφίκετο (sc. ὁ οἶνος) warmed me to my fingersʼ ends, Eur.; ὄνυχας ἐπʼ ἄκρους στάς on tiptoe, Lat. summis digitis, Eur.; ἐξ ἁπαλῶν ὀνύχων from childhood, Hor. de tenero ungui, Anth.; ὀδοῦσι καὶ ὄνυξι, i. e. in every possible way, Luc.
a veined gem, onyx, Luc.
Headword (normalized):
ὄνυξ
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ονυξ
Intro Text:
ὄνυξ
.ὄνψξ, υχος,
Lat. unguis, in Hom. only in pl. of the eagleʼs talons;— of human beings, a nail, Hes., Hdt., Attic:—of horses and oxen, a hoof, Xen.—Special phrases, εἰς ἄκρους τοὺς ὄνυχας ἀφίκετο (sc. ὁ οἶνος) warmed me to my fingersʼ ends, Eur.; ὄνυχας ἐπʼ ἄκρους στάς on tiptoe, Lat. summis digitis, Eur.; ἐξ ἁπαλῶν ὀνύχων from childhood, Hor. de tenero ungui, Anth.; ὀδοῦσι καὶ ὄνυξι, i. e. in every possible way, Luc.
a veined gem, onyx, Luc.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n23332
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