χελώνιον
Ὁ μηδὲν εἰδὼς οὐδὲν ἐξαμαρτάνει → Quicumque nihil (nil) scit, ille vir peccat nihil → Ein Mann, der ohne Wissen ist, macht auch nichts falsch
English (LSJ)
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A tortoise-shell, Arist. PA671a32, Resp.479a6 (v.l. χελωνιδίων), Ael.NA7.16. 2 crab's shell, Plu.2.400a, Suid.s.v. Τενέδιος. II arched part of the back, Poll.2.177: pl., muscles of the back, prob. for χελύνια in LXX De.34.7. III part of a lock, IG11(2).287A46 (Delos, iii B. C.), Inscr.Délos 316.72 (iii B. C.), PTeb.46.17 (ii B. C.), BGU1028.20,26 (ii A. D.), POxy.113.4 (ii A. D.), Theognost.Can.124, Sch.Od.21.47. 2 arch or bow for releasing the string of the stomach-bow, Hero Bel.77.11. 3 knob against which the butt-ends of the arms of a torsion-engine rest, ib.93.7. 4 prob. part of an irrigation machine, PLond.3.1177.179 (ii A. D.); part of a crane in which the axle turns, Vitr.10.2.2, al.
