χέλυς

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Menander, Monostichoi, 76
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Full diacritics: χέλυς Medium diacritics: χέλυς Low diacritics: χέλυς Capitals: ΧΕΛΥΣ
Transliteration A: chélys Transliteration B: chelys Transliteration C: chelys Beta Code: xe/lus

English (LSJ)

ῠος, ἡ,

   A tortoise, h.Merc.33.    2 lyre (since Hermes made the first lyre by stretching strings on a tortoise's shell, which acted as a sounding-board), ib.25,153, Sapph.45, A.Fr.314; καθ' ἑπτάτονον ὀρείαν χ. E.Alc.448 (lyr.), cf. HF683 (lyr.).    3 the constellation Lyra, Arat.268.    II arched breast, chest, from its like ness of shape to the back of a tortoise, Hp.Anat.1, E.El. 837; cf. χελώνιον 11. [ῡ in nom. and acc. sg., h.Merc.33,153; later ῠ, Call.Ap.16, Arat.268, Opp.H.5.404.] (Cf. OSlav. žely 'tortoise'.)

German (Pape)

[Seite 1348] υος, ἡ, = χελώνη, – 1) die Schildkröte, aus deren Schaale Hermes die erste Lyra verfertigte, H. h. Merc. 33; dah. die Lyra selbst, die aus der Schildkrötenschaale gemacht ist, ib. 25. 153; Aesch. frg. 318; καθ' ἑπτάτονον ὀρείαν χέλυν Eur. Alc. 449; Herc. F. 683; bes. der Schallboden, der gewölbte Theil, Philostr. Imagg. 1, 10. – 2) das Gewölbe, die Brust, Brusthöhle, in der die Lunge liegt, Hippocr., Eur. El. 837.