Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἐπίτονος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἐπίτονος ἐπίτονον

Structure: ἐπιτον (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: e)pitei/nw

Sense

  1. on the stretch, strained, a rope for stretching or tightening, the back-stay
  2. the sinews of the shoulder and arm

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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