πεῖραρ
πεῖραρ
πεῖραρ, ᾰτος, εος, τό,
poetic for πέρας
an end, mostly in pl., πείρατα γαίης the ends of the earth, Hom.:— absol., πείρατα the ends or ties of ropes, Od.; cf. ἐπαλλάσσω.
the end or issue of a thing, Od.; ἑκάστου πείρατʼ ἔειπεν of the issues or chief points, Il.:—pleonastic, πείρατα νίκης νίκη, πείρατʼ ὀλέθρου
act. that which gives the finish to a thing, πείρατα τέχνης, the finishers of his art (of tools), Od.