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ῥάβδος .ῥάβδος, ἡ, a rod, wand, stick, switch, Lat. virga, Hom., Xen. a magic wand, as that of Circe or Hermes, Hom. a fishing-rod, Od.:—also a limed twig, for catching birds, Ar. a spear-staff or shaft, Xen. a staff of office, like the earlier σκῆπτρον, Pind. the wand borne by the ῥαψῳδός· hence, κατὰ ῥάβδον ἐπέων according to the measure of his (Homerʼs) verses, Pind. a rod for chastisement, Plat.; αἱ ῥάβδοι the fasces of the Roman lictors, Plut. a stripe or strip, Il.

ShortDef

a rod, wand, stick, switch

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Headword:

ῥάβδος

Headword (normalized):

ῥάβδος

Headword (normalized/stripped):

ραβδος

IDX:

28943

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n28977

Key:

r(a/bdos

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