πηδάλιον
πηδάλιον
πηδάλιον, ου, τό,
πηδός
a rudder or an oar used for steering, Od.; after Homer, a Greek ship commonly had two πηδάλια joined by cross-bars (ζεῦγλαι) and worked by a handle or tiller (οἴαξ) .
metaph., ἱππικὰ π. of reins, Aesch.; πηδαλίῳ δικαίῳ νωμᾶν στρατόν Pind.; τὰ π. τῆς διανοίας Plat.