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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.

ShortDef

talons, claws, nails

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Headword:

ὄνυξ

Headword (normalized):

ὄνυξ

Headword (normalized/stripped):

ονυξ

IDX:

23309

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n23332

Key:

o)/nuc

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