waist
From LSJ
ὁ ναύτης ὁ ἐν τῇ νηῒ μένων βούλεται τοὺς τέτταρας φίλους ἰδεῖν → the sailor staying on the ship wants to see his four friends
ὁ ναύτης ὁ ἐν τῇ νηῒ μένων βούλεται τοὺς τέτταρας φίλους ἰδεῖν → the sailor staying on the ship wants to see his four friends
hold by the waist: see P. and V. μέσον ἔχειν (τινά).
you hold me by the waist: V. μέσον μ' ὀχμάζεις (Euripides, Orestes 265).
seize by the waist: P. ἁρπάζειν (τινά) μέσον (Dem. 1252).
middle: use P. and V. ὀμφαλός, ὁ (lit. navel).
