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δάκτυλος Deriv. uncertain: perh. from δείκνυμι. a finger, Lat. digitus, ἐπὶ δακτύλων συμβάλλεσθαι to reckon on the fingers, Hdt.; ὁ μέγας δ. the thumb, Hdt. οἱ δ. τῶν ποδῶν the toes, Xen.; and δάκτυλος alone, like Lat. digitus, a toe, Ar. the shortest Greek measure of length, a fingerʼs breadth, = about 7/10 of an inch, Hdt. a metrical foot, dactyl, ¯ ˘ ˘, Plat.

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a finger

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δάκτυλος

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δακτυλος

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7237

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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n7241

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da/ktulos

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