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|Full diacritics=ἀπήνη
|Medium diacritics=ἀπήνη
|Low diacritics=απήνη
|Capitals=ΑΠΗΝΗ
|Transliteration A=apḗnē
|Transliteration B=apēnē
|Transliteration C=apini
|Beta Code=a)ph/nh
|Definition=[ᾰ], ἡ, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">four-wheeled wagon</b>, drawn by mules, ἡμίονοι ἕλκον τετράκυκλον ἀπήνην <span class="bibl">Il.24.324</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Od.6.57</span> with <span class="bibl">69</span>,<span class="bibl">72</span>,<span class="bibl">73</span>,<span class="bibl">82</span>; much the same as <b class="b3">ἅμαξα</b>, cf. <span class="bibl">Il.24.266</span> with <span class="bibl">324</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.6.72</span> with <span class="bibl">73</span>: of a <b class="b2">racing-car</b>, drawn by mules, ἡμιόνοις ξεστᾷ τ' ἀπήνᾳ <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span>4.94</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">O.</span> 5.3</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Fr.</span>568</span>; ἦν γὰρ δὴ ἀπήνη . . ἡμιόνους ἀνθ' ἵππων ἔχουσα <span class="bibl">Paus. 5.9.2</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> later, any <b class="b2">car</b> or <b class="b2">chariot</b>, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>906</span>, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OT</span>753</span>; <b class="b3">ἀ. πωλική</b> ib.<span class="bibl">803</span>; <b class="b2">war-chariot</b>, <span class="bibl">Str.4.5.2</span>; cf. [[καπάνα]]. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> metaph., <b class="b2">any conveyance</b>, νατα ἀ. <b class="b2">ship</b>, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Med.</span>1123</span>; πλωταῖς ἀπήνῃσι <span class="title">Lyr.Adesp.</span>117 ( = <span class="title">Trag.Adesp.</span>142); <b class="b3">τετραβάμονος ὡς ὑπ' ἀπήνας</b>, of the Trojan horse, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Tr.</span>517</span> (lyr.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> metaph., like [[ζεῦγος]], <b class="b2">pair</b>, e.g. of brothers, ἀ. ὁμόπτερος <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ph.</span>329</span> (lyr.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">5</span> in pl., the <b class="b2">alae nasi</b>, <span class="bibl">Poll.2.80</span>.</span>
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|ptext=[[https://www.translatum.gr/images/pape/pape-01-0290.png Seite 290]] ἡ, ein vierrädriger Wagen, um Lasten, zuweilen Frauen u. Greise zu fahren, gew. mit Maulthieren bespannt, von Hom. an, Iliad. 24, 275 sqq Od. 6, 57 sqq. 7, 5; Soph. O. R. 753. 803; vgl. Paus. 5, 9. Bei Pind. ein Maulthiergespann, vgl. Ol. 5, 3. Uebh. Fahrzeug, ναΐα, Schiff, Eur. Med. 1122, vgl. p. bei D. Hal. C. V. 17; Gespann, Paar, Phoen. 338.
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