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|Full diacritics=ἄγκῡρα
|Medium diacritics=ἄγκυρα
|Low diacritics=άγκυρα
|Capitals=ΑΓΚΥΡΑ
|Transliteration A=ánkyra
|Transliteration B=ankyra
|Transliteration C=agkyra
|Beta Code=a)/gkura
|Definition=ἡ, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">anchor</b>, <span class="bibl">Alc.18.9</span> (v. <b class="b3">ἄγκοινα</b>), <span class="bibl">Thgn.459</span>; <b class="b3">ἄ. βάλλεσθαι, καθιέναι, μεθιέναι, ἀΦιέναι</b> to cast <b class="b2">anchor</b>, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">I.</span>6(5).13</span>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.7.36</span>, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ch.</span> 662</span>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">An.</span>3.5.10</span>; <b class="b3">ἄ. αἴρειν, αἴρεσθαι</b> to weigh <b class="b2">anchor</b>, <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Pomp.</span>50</span>, <span class="bibl">80</span>; ἀνέλοιο <span class="title">AP</span>10.1 (Leon.); τὰς νέας ἔχειν ἐπ' ἀγκυρέων <span class="bibl">Hdt.6.12</span>; ὁρμίζειν <span class="bibl">Th.7.59</span>; <b class="b3">ἐπ' ἀγκυρέων ὁρμεῖν</b> ride at <b class="b2">anchor</b>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.7.188</span>; νηῦς μιῆς ἐπ' ἀγκύρης [οὐκ ἀσφ]αλὴς ὁρμεῦσα <span class="bibl">Herod.1.41</span>; ἐπ' ἀγκύρας ἀποσαλεύειν <span class="bibl">D.50.22</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Hel.</span>1071</span>; prov, <b class="b3">ἀγαθαὶ πέλοντ' . . δύ' ἄγκυραι</b> 'tis good to have 'two strings to your bow', <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span>6.101</span>; ἐπὶ δυοῖν ἀγκύραιν ὁρμεῖν αὐτοὺς ἐᾶτε <span class="bibl">D.56.44</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Sol.</span>19</span>; ἄ. δ' ἥ μου τὰς τύχας ὤχει μόνη <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Hel.</span>277</span>; <b class="b3">ἐπὶ τῆς αὐτῆς</b> (sc. <b class="b3">ἀγκύρας</b>) <b class="b3"> ὁρμεῖν τοῖς πολλοῖς</b>, i.e. 'to be in the same boat' with the many, <span class="bibl">D.18.281</span>; εἰσζ μητρζ παῖδες ἄγκυραι βίου <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Fr.</span>685</span>; <b class="b3">οἴκων ἄ</b>., of a son, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Hec.</span>80</span>; <b class="b3">ἱερὰ ἄ</b>., last hope, <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">JTr.</span>51</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b2">pruning-hook</b>, <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">CP</span> 3.2.2</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> = [[αἰδοῖον]], <span class="bibl">Epich.191</span>.</span>
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|ptext=[[https://www.translatum.gr/images/pape/pape-01-0015.png Seite 15]] ἡ, Anker (von den gekrümmten Armen desselben), zuerst Theogn. u. Pind.; Anker werfen, ἀφιέναι Xen. Hell. 3, 5, 6; βάλλειν Pind. I. 5, 11; καθιέναι Her. 7, 36; ἐρείδειν χθονί Pind. P. 10, 51; ῥίπτειν εἰς γῆν Orph. Arg. 497; κρεμαννύναι Pind. P. 4, 192; μεθιέναι Aesch. Ch. 650; χαλᾶν Sp. – Anker lichten, αἴρεσθαι Plut. Pomp. 80; ἀναιρεῖσθαι Ath. XV, 672 c; Leon. Tar. 57 (X, 1); ἀνελκύσασθαι Poll.; [[ἀνασπάω]], [[ἀναφέρω]], Long. 2, 29. 26, kappen, ἀποκόπτειν. Vor Anker liegen, ἐπ' ἀγκύρας ὁρμεῖν, ἀποσαλεύειν, ὁρμίσασθαι, Poll. 1, 103; vgl. Eur. Hel. 1080. Dah. ἐπ' ἀγκύραιν δυοῖν ὁρμεῖν τινα ἐᾶν, Jemandem die Wahl zwischen zwei Dingen lassen, Dem. 56, 44; Plut. auch ἐπ' ἀγκύραις Sol. 19; – der Hauptanker des Schiffs hieß [[ἱερά]], Luc. Fugit. 13 Jup. Trag. 51; Plut. reip. ger. pr. 19. Uebertr. Eur. οἴκων, vom Sohne, des Hauses Stütze, Hec. 80; wie Soph. frg. 612; Plat. Legg. XII, 961 c πόλεως. – Bei Theophr. ein Haken, als Werkzeug.
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|btext=ας (ἡ) :<br />ancre ; ἄγκυραν καθιέναι, μεθιέναι, ἀφιέναι jeter l’ancre ; ἄγκυραν αἴρειν, αἴρεσθαι lever l’ancre ; ἐπ’ ἀγκύρας ὁρμεῖσθαι <i>ou</i> ἀποσαλεύειν être dans le port, à l’ancre ; <i>◊ prov.</i> ἐπὶ δυοῖν ἀγκύραιν ὁρμεῖν DÉM être mouillé sur deux ancres, <i>càd</i> avoir pris ses précautions et se croire en sûreté ; [[ἄγκυρα]] [[ἱερά]] PLUT ancre sacrée, ancre de miséricorde, dernière chance de salut ; <i>fig.</i> soutien, appui, espérance.<br />'''Étymologie:''' R. Ἀγκ, v. [[ἀγκών]].<br /><i><b>Syn.</b></i> εὐναία.
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