ἀγκύλη
νόησε δὲ δῖος Ὀδυσσεὺς σαίνοντάς τε κύνας, περί τε κτύπος ἦλθε ποδοῖιν → godly Odysseus heard the fawning of dogs, and on top of that came the beat of two feet
English (LSJ)
[ῠ], ἡ, (ᾰγκος) properly,
A like ἀγκάλη, bend of the arm or wrist, ἀπ ἀγκύλης ἱέναι, a phrase descriptive of the way in which the cottabus was thrown, B.Fr.13.2, cf. Hsch.; ἀπ ἀγκύλης ζησι λάταγας Cratin.273; wrongly expl. as cup, Ath.11.782d. 2 bend of the knee, ham, Philostr.Im.2.6, Sch.Il.23.726. 3 joint bent and stiffened by disease, Hp.Liqu.6, cf.Poll.4.196. II loop, noose, πλεκτὰς ἀγκύλας E.IT1408; in the leash of a hound, X.Cyn.6.1; in bandages, Gal.18(1).790; in torsion-engines, Hero Bel.83.1. 2 thong of a javelin, by which it was hurled, Str.4.4.3; hence, the javelin itself, E.Or.1476, cf. Plu.Phil.6; δι' ἀγκυλῶν ἱππόται Them. Or.21.256d. 3 bow-string, ἀ. χρυσόστροΦοι S.OT203. 4 ἀγκύλη τῆς ἐμβάδος sandal-thong, Alex.31. 5 curtain-ring, hook, LXX Ex.38.18 (36.34), al.; hook for a door, IG11(2).165.11, al. (Delos, iii B.C.). 6 sides of the κεραία, Poll.1.91.
