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πρότονοι πρότονοι, οἱ, προτείνω two ropes from the masthead to the forepart of a ship, the forestays, which kept the mast from falling back (opp. to ἐπίτονοι the backstays), Hom.:—in sg., σωτῆρα ναὸς πρότονον Aesch. in Eur., the πρότονοι are sail-ropes, braces.

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ropes from the masthead to the forepart of a ship, the forestays

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Headword:

πρότονοι

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πρότονοι

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προτονοι

IDX:

28482

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n28515

Key:

pro/tonoi

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