ἄγκαθεν

English (LSJ)

Adv.

   A in the arms, ἄ. λαβεῖν τι A.Eu.80.    2 resting on the elbows, A.Ag.3; also expl. as contr. for ἀνέκαθεν, = ἄνωθεν, on the top, cf. Sch. ad l. c., Hsch., AB337.

German (Pape)

[Seite 14] 1) = ἀγκάς, βρέτας ἄγκ. λαβών, in die Arme fassend, Aesch. Eum. 80. – 2) = ἀνέκαθεν, Aesch. Ag. 3, von oben, wo es aber auch ist: auf den Ellnbogen gestützt.