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δίαυλος δί-αυλος, ὁ, δίς a double pipe:— in the race, a double course, in which the runner ran to the furthest point of the στάδιον, turned the post (καμπτήρ) , and ran back by the other side, Pind., Soph., Eur.:—metaph., κάμψαι διαύλου θάτερον κῶλον to run the backward course, retrace oneʼs steps, Aesch.; also, δίαυλοι κυμάτων ebb and flow, Eur.; δισσούς ἂν ἔβαν διαύλους they would twice return, Eur. a strait, Eur.

ShortDef

double pipe; double course (two stades)

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Headword:

δίαυλος

Headword (normalized):

δίαυλος

Headword (normalized/stripped):

διαυλος

IDX:

8205

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n8209

Key:

di/aulos

Data

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