μάχαιρα: Difference between revisions

|mdlsjtxt=[[μάχαιρα]], ἡ, [[μάχομαι]]<br /><b class="num">1.</b> a [[large]] [[knife]] or [[dirk]], [[worn]] by the heroes of the Iliad [[next]] the [[sword]]-[[sheath]], Il.: [[generally]], a [[knife]] for [[cutting]] up [[meat]], Hdt., [[attic]]<br /><b class="num">2.</b> as a [[weapon]], a [[short]] [[sword]] or [[dagger]], Hdt., etc.: a [[sabre]] or [[bent]] [[sword]], opp. to the [[straight]] [[sword]] (ξίφοσ), Xen.<br /><b class="num">3.</b> a [[kind]] of [[rasor]], μιᾷ μαχαίρᾳ with the [[rasor]]'s [[single]] [[blade]], opp. to [[διπλῆ]] μ. scissars, Ar.