πρότονοι
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.
Headword (normalized):
πρότονοι
Headword (normalized/stripped):
προτονοι
Intro Text:
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.
URN:
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