γερροχελώνη

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ἀλλὰ μὴν καὶ ἀναπαύσεώς γε δεομένοις ἡμῖν νύκτα παρέχουσι κάλλιστον ἀναπαυτήριον → and again, we need rest; and therefore the gods grant us the welcome respite of night

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Transliteration A: gerrochelṓnē Transliteration B: gerrochelōnē Transliteration C: gerrocheloni Beta Code: gerroxelw/nh

English (LSJ)

ἡ, penthouse, mantlet, used in siege-works, Ph.Bel.98.19.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

γερροχελώνη: ἡ ἴδε γέρρον, πολιορκητικὴ μηχανὴ ὁμοία χελώνῃ ἐκ γέρρων πεποιημένη, Φίλων ἐν Μαθ. Ἀρχ. σ. 99.

Spanish (DGE)

-ης, ἡ
testudo o mantelete formado por escudos de mimbre colocados sobre las cabezas de los guerreros, Ph.Mech.98.19, Poliorc.199.15.

Greek Monolingual

γερροχελώνη, η (Α)
βλ. γέρρον (4).
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < γέρρον + χελώνη.