σκῆπτρον
σκῆπτρον
σκῆπτρον, ου, τό,
σκήπτω
a staff or stick to lean upon, a walking-stick, Hom., Aesch.: metaph. of the daughters of Oedipus, σκῆπτρα φωτός his staffs or supports, Soph.
a staff, as the badge of command, a sceptre: in Hom. borne by chiefs, and transmitted from father to son, whence the passage in Il. 2 is called ἡ τοῦ σκήπτρου παράδοσις, Thuc.:—also borne by judges, by heralds, by speakers, who on rising to speak received it from the herald, Hom.
the sceptre, i. e. royalty, kingly power, rule, Il., Trag.
Headword (normalized):
σκῆπτρον
Headword (normalized/stripped):
σκηπτρον
Intro Text:
σκῆπτρον
σκῆπτρον, ου, τό,
σκήπτω
a staff or stick to lean upon, a walking-stick, Hom., Aesch.: metaph. of the daughters of Oedipus, σκῆπτρα φωτός his staffs or supports, Soph.
a staff, as the badge of command, a sceptre: in Hom. borne by chiefs, and transmitted from father to son, whence the passage in Il. 2 is called ἡ τοῦ σκήπτρου παράδοσις, Thuc.:—also borne by judges, by heralds, by speakers, who on rising to speak received it from the herald, Hom.
the sceptre, i. e. royalty, kingly power, rule, Il., Trag.
URN:
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