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|Definition=(A), ατος, τό, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">ship's cable</b>, usu. the <b class="b2">stern-cable</b> by which the ship was made fast to the land, λιμήν... ἵν' οὐ χρεὼ πείσματός ἐστιν—οὔτ' εὐνὰς βαλέειν, οὔτε πρυμνήσι' ἀνάψαι <span class="bibl">Od.9.136</span> ; πεῖσμα δ' ἔλυσαν ἀπὸ τρητοῖο λίθοιο <span class="bibl">13.77</span>; πεῖσμα . . κίονος ἐξάψας μεγάλης <span class="bibl">22.465</span> : pl., ἀπὸ πείσματ' ἔκοψα νεός <span class="bibl">10.127</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Supp.</span>765</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ag.</span> 195</span> (lyr.); <b class="b3">πίσυνοι λεπτοδόμοις π</b>., of Xerxes' bridge of boats, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Pers.</span> 112</span>(lyr.) : metaph., <b class="b3">ἐχόμενοι ὥς τινος ἀσφαλοῦς π</b>. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span> 893b</span>; ἔλυσεν οἷον νεὼς πείσματα <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ti.</span>85e</span>; τύχης π. λυσάμενος <span class="title">BCH</span>25.327 (Mysia); of the marriage-<b class="b2">tie</b>, <span class="bibl">Ph.1.563</span> : prov., πᾶν πεῖσμα διέρρηκται <span class="bibl">Hld.7.25</span> : metaph., of <b class="b2">reins</b>, <b class="b3">νέμειν πείσματα Θήβης</b> Epic. in <span class="bibl"><span class="title">BKT</span>5</span> (<span class="bibl">1</span>) <span class="bibl">p.115</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> generally, <b class="b2">rope</b>, <span class="bibl">Od.10.167</span>; <b class="b2">boat-rope, painter</b>, <span class="bibl">Theophil.6</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b2">stalk of the fig</b>, <span class="bibl">Gp. 10.56.2a</span>n<span class="bibl">d4</span>; cf. <b class="b3">πάσμα, πέσμα.</b> (<b class="b3">Πενθ-σμα</b>, cf. Goth. <b class="b2">bindan</b> 'bind', etc.)</span><br /><span class="bld">πεῖσμα</span> (B), ατος, τό<b class="b3">, (πείθω)</b>) <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">persuasion, confidence</b>, <b class="b3">μετὰ βεβαίου π</b>. <span class="bibl">S.E.<span class="title">P.</span>1.18</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Arr.<span class="title">Epict.</span>2.20.26</span> (pl.), <span class="bibl">Porph.<span class="title">Abst.</span>2.37</span>;<b class="b3">μετὰ πείσματος τεθαρρηκότος</b> <b class="b2">confidently</b>, Plu.2.106d.</span>