hinge
From LSJ
ἀρετὰ γὰρ ἐπαινεομένα δένδρον ὣς ἀέξεται → for virtue that is praised grows like a tree, praised virtue will grow like a tree
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
Ar. and V. στρόφιγξ, ἡ (Euripides, Phoenissae 1126), Ar. στροφεύς, ὁ.
Met., turning point: P. and V. ῥοπή, ἡ.
tear the doors from their hinges: P. τὰ θυρώματα ἀποσπᾶν (Dem. 845).
