Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

στειλειόν

Noun; Transliteration:

Principal Part: στειλειόν στειλειοῦ

Etym.: from steileih/

Sense

  1. the handle or helve of an axe

Examples

  • αὐτὰρ ἐν αὐτῷ στειλειὸν περικαλλὲσ ἐλάινον, εὖ ἐναρηρόσ· (Homer, Odyssey, Book 5 24:4)

Synonyms

  1. the handle or helve of an axe

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

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