χελώνιον
ὦ διάνοια, ἐὰν ἐρευνᾷς τοὺς ἱεροφαντηθέντας λόγους μὲν θεοῦ, νόμους δὲ ἀνθρώπων θεοφιλῶν, οὐδὲν ταπεινὸν οὐδ᾽ ἀνάξιον τοῦ μεγέθους αὐτῶν ἀναγκασθήσῃ παραδέχεσθαι → if, O my understanding, thou searchest on this wise into the oracles which are both words of God and laws given by men whom God loves, thou shalt not be compelled to admit anything base or unworthy of their dignity
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.
