δάκτυλος
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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δάκτυλος
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δακτυλος
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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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