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ἄμβων

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Democritus, DK 68b22
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Transliteration A: ámbōn Transliteration B: ambōn Transliteration C: amvon Beta Code: a)/mbwn

English (LSJ)

ωνος, ὁ, Att. for Ion. ἄμβη, acc. to Gal.18(1).340, but Rhodian acc. to Bacchiusap.Apollon.Cit.1.7:—

   A crest of a hill, A.Fr. 103; ἐπ' οὔρεος ἀμβώνεσσιν Call.Aet.3.1.34.    2 rim or edge of a cup (esp. of one that curves inwards), Eup.52, Ephipp.3.16, Critias 34D., Plu.Lyc.9.    b (from similarity of shape), rim of jointsocket, Gal.UP1.15, al., cf. 18(1).340.    3 = γυναικεῖον αἰδοῖον, Eust.1539.33 (so perh. in Eup.l.c.).    4 in Cos, steps, rungs of ladder, Apollon.Cit.1.7.    5 pulpit, title of poem by Paul. Sil., cf. JHS28.195 (Aspendus).