ξίφος

English (LSJ)

[ῐ], Aeol. σκίφος (q. v.), εος, τό,

   A sword, ξ. μέγα, ὀξύ, Il.1.194, 4.530, etc., cf. A.Pr.863, Hdt.3.64, X.An.2.2.9, etc. ; ξ. ἄμφηκες Il.21.118, Od.16.80 ; ξ. ἀργυρόηλον χάλκεον Il.19.372 ; ξ. σὺν κολεῷ . . καὶ ἐϋτμήτῳ τελαμῶνι 7.303 : used by Hom. as equivalent of ἄορ and φάσγανον, Od.11.48 (cf. 24, 82), 10.294 (cf. 321) ; cf. μάχαιρα.    2 power of life and death, Lat. jus gladii, Philostr.VA4.42.    II sword-shaped bone in the cuttle-fish (τευθίς), Arist.HA524b24, PA 654a21, Opp.H.3.558 ; also in the ξιφίας, Arist.Fr.325.    III = ξιφίον, Thphr.HP7.13.1.