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|Definition=ὁ,<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[thigh]], <b class="b3">φάσγανον ὀξὺ ἐρυσσάμενος παρὰ μηροῦ</b> drawing his sword from [[his thigh]], where it hung, Il.1.190, cf. Od.11.231, al.; <b class="b3">μηρὼ πληξάμενος</b>, in sign of vehement agitation, Il.16.125; ἐπαίσατο τὸν μηρόν [[Xenophon|X.]]''[[Cyropaedia|Cyr.]]''7.3.6; τύπτειν Plb.15.27.11; τὸν μ. ἀλοῆσαι Plu.''TG''2; <b class="b3">ἐπὶ μηρόν τινος</b> [[beside]] it, [[LXX]] ''4 Ki.''16.14: in plural, Alc.''Supp.''11.6, A. ''Fr.''135, 136.<br><span class="bld">2</span> [[thigh-bone]], κατ' ἰσχίον, ἔνθα τε μηρὸς ἰσχίῳ ἐνστρέφεται Il.5.305, cf. Hp.''Art.''57, Gal.18(2).472; especially of [[thigh-bones with flesh]] offered in sacrifice, μηροὺς ἐξέταμον Il.1.460, al. (cf. [[μηρία]]); καταρρυεῖς μ. καλυπτῆς ἐξέκειντο πιμελῆς S.''Ant.''1011; θεοῖσι μηρὸν θύετε Eub.130; τίθεσο τὼ μηρὼ λαβών Ar.''Pax''1039.<br><span class="bld">3</span> generally, [[leg-bones]], κάμηλος ἐν τοῖσι ὀπισθίοισι σκέλεσι ἔχει τέσσερας μηροὺς καὶ γούνατα τέσσερα Hdt.3.103. (Cf. OIr. [[mīr]] 'piece', Lat. [[membrum]], from [[memsro]]-, Skt. māmsám 'meat'.)