χαλαστήρια
From LSJ
πάτερ, ἄφες αὐτοῖς, οὐ γὰρ οἴδασιν τί ποιοῦσιν → father, forgive them, for they know not what they do
English (LSJ)
(sc. σχοινία), τά,
A ropes for letting down a portcullis, opp. ἀνασπαστήρια, App.BC4.78: cf. σχαστήρια.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1327] τά, sc. σχοινία, Seile zum Niederlassen einer Fallthür, App. Civ. 4, 78.
