δικλίδες

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ψυχῆς ἀγῶνα τὸν προκείμενον πέρι δώσων → to stand the appointed trial for his life, to stand the appointed struggle for life and death

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Grammatical information: f. pl.
Meaning: double folding(θύραι, πύλαι etc.) (Il.); also subst. (Theoc.).
Other forms: late also sg.
Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]
Etymology: Compound of δι- (s. δίς) and κλι- in κλίνω (s. v.), κλί-σις. Cf. δίκλεις, s.v. κλείς.