knot
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Kατεσκευάσθη τὸ ἱερὸν τοῦτο ποτήριον ... ἐν ἔτει ,αω'α' → Τhis holy cup was made ... in the year 1801
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
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P. and V. ἅμμα, τό (Plat.). Met., difficulty: P. and V. ἀπορία, ἡ. If you are here not to tighten but to help loose the knot: V. εἰ μὴ συνάψων ἀλλὰ συλλύσων πάρει (Soph., Aj. 1317). Knot of people: P. and V. σύστασις, ἡ, σύλλογος, ὁ. Gather in knots: P. κατὰ συστάσεις γίγνεσθαι (Thuc. 2, 21). Bond: P. and V. δεσμός, ὁ, σύνδεσμος, ὁ. Making a knot of their hair by the insertion of golden grasshoppers: P. χρυσῶν τεττίγων ἐνέρσει κρωβύλον ἀναδούμενοι τῶν ἐν τῇ κεφαλῇ τριχῶν (Thuc. 1, 6). Knob: Ar. and P. τύλος, ὁ (Xen.). v. trans. See tie.
