ἱμάσθλη
ἀλλ' ἐπὶ καὶ θανάτῳ φάρμακον κάλλιστον ἑᾶς ἀρετᾶς ἅλιξιν εὑρέσθαι σὺν ἄλλοις → even at the price of death, the fairest way to win his own exploits together with his other companions | but even at the risk of death would find the finest elixir of excellence together with his other companions | but to find, together with other young men, the finest remedy — the remedy of one's own valor — even at the risk of death
English (LSJ)
[ῐ], ἡ, (ἱμάς)
A thong of a whip, whip, Il.23.582, Od.13.82, Eranos 13.88(pl.): metaph., νηὸς ἱ., i.e. ship's rudder, AP6.28 (Jul.); later, any thong, Opp.C.4.217.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1252] ἡ, der Peitschenriemen, die Peitsche, Il. 23, 582, ἵπποι ὁρμηθέντες ὑπὸ πληγῇσιν ἱμάσθλης, Od. 13, 81; sp. D., wie Ap. Rh. 3, 871; übh. Riemen, wie Opp. Cyn. 4, 217.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἱμάσθλη: ῐ, ἡ, (ἱμὰς) τὸ λωρίον μάστιγος, μάστιξ, Ἰλ. Ψ. 582, Ὀδ. Ν. 82· μεταφ., νηὸς ἱμ., δηλ. τὸ πηδάλιον πλοίου, Ἀνθ. Π. 6. 28· παρὰ μεταγεν., πᾶν λωρίον, Ὀππ. Κυν. 4. 217.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ης (ἡ) :
lanière servant de fouet, fouet.
Étymologie: ἱμάσσω.
English (Autenrieth)
Greek Monolingual
ἱμάσθλη, ἡ (Α)
1. μαστίγιο
2. πηδάλιο πλοίου
3. λουρί.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ἱμάσσω
συνδέεται με τον τ. μάσθλης].
