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.
Headword (normalized):
γνάθος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
γναθος
Intro Text:
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.
URN:
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