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γνάθος
γνάθος akin to γένυς the jaw, properly the lower jaw, ἡ κάτω γν. Hdt.; ἔπαγε γνάθον take your teeth to it! Ar.; oft. in pl., Plat., etc. metaph. of fire, Aesch. metaph. also, like Lat. fauces, of a narrow strait, Aesch., Xen. the point or edge, as of a wedge, Aesch.

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the jaw

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γνάθος
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γνάθος
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γναθος
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γνάθος akin to γένυς the jaw, properly the lower jaw, ἡ κάτω γν. Hdt.; ἔπαγε γνάθον take your teeth to it! Ar.; oft. in pl., Plat., etc. metaph. of fire, Aesch. metaph. also, like Lat. fauces, of a narrow strait, Aesch., Xen. the point or edge, as of a wedge, Aesch.
IDX:
6976
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n6980
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gna/qos

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