βραχίων: Difference between revisions

|Definition=[<b class="b3">ῑ], ονος, ὁ</b>, <span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[arm]] (opp. [[πῆχυς]], <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Ti.</span>75a</span>, but = [[πῆχυς]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">MA</span>698b2</span>), <span class="bibl">Il.13.529</span>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.5.12</span>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Eq.</span>12.5</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>493b26</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">πρυμνὸς βραχίων</b> [[the shoulder]], <span class="bibl">Il.13.532</span>, <span class="bibl">16.323</span>; also, [[shoulder of beasts]], ib.<span class="bibl">594b13</span>:—Poet. as a symbol of strength, <b class="b3">ἐκ βραχιόνων</b> by [[force of arm]], <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Supp.</span>478</span>.</span><br /><span class="bld">βρᾰχίων</span> [Ion. ῐ, Att. ῑ], βράχιστος, Comp. and Sup. of [[βραχύς]].