χειροστρόφιον

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καὶ ὑποθέμενος κατὰ τῆς κεφαλῆς φέρειν τὰς πληγάς, ὡς ἐν ἐκείνῃ τοῦ τε κακοῦ τοῦ πρὸς ἀνθρώπους → and having instructed them to bring their blows against the head, seeing that the harm to humans ... (Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 1.50)

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Full diacritics: χειροστρόφιον Medium diacritics: χειροστρόφιον Low diacritics: χειροστρόφιον Capitals: ΧΕΙΡΟΣΤΡΟΦΙΟΝ
Transliteration A: cheirostróphion Transliteration B: cheirostrophion Transliteration C: cheirostrofion Beta Code: xeirostro/fion

English (LSJ)

τό,

   A instrument of torture for twisting the hands or arms, Hdn.Epim. 150.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1346] Marterwerkzeug, die Hände oder Arme zu verdrehen, Hdn. epimer. 150.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

χειροστρόφιον: τό, ὄργανον βασανιστήριον, πρὸς διαστροφὴν ἢ στρέβλωσιν τῶν χειρῶν ἢ βραχιόνων, Ἡρῳδιαν. Ἐπιμ. σ. 150· μνημονευόμενον καὶ ἐκ τοῦ Συνεσ. 201C (ἔνθ’ ἀναγινώσκεται χειλοστρόφιον).

Greek Monolingual

τὸ, Α
όργανο βασανισμού που έστριβε τα χέρια ή τους αγκώνες.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < χειρ(ο)- + στρόφιον (< στρόφος), πρβλ. κλινο-στρόφιον.