ἀμφήκης

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θεοῦ θέλοντος κἂν ἐπὶ ῥιπὸς πλέοις → if God willed it, you could sail even on a straw mat | God willing, you may voyage on a mat

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Full diacritics: ἀμφήκης Medium diacritics: ἀμφήκης Low diacritics: αμφήκης Capitals: ΑΜΦΗΚΗΣ
Transliteration A: amphḗkēs Transliteration B: amphēkēs Transliteration C: amfikis Beta Code: a)mfh/khs

English (LSJ)

ες, (ἀκή A)

   A two-edged, φάσγανον, ξίφος, Il.10.256, Od.16.80, B.10.87, etc.; κέντρον, δόρυ, A.Pr.692 (lyr.), Ag.1149; ἔγχος, γένυς, S.Aj.286, El.485; of lightning, forked, πυρὸς ἀ. βόστρυχος A. Pr.1044; κεραυνός Cleanth.1.10.    II metaph., ἀ. γλῶττα tongue that will cut both ways, i.e. maintain either right or wrong, Ar.Nu. 1160 (parod.); of an oracle, ambiguous, ἀ. καὶ διπρόσωπος Luc.JTr. 43.