γλυφίς: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ίδος, ἡ, in early writers always pl. [[γλυφίδες]] (but sg., opp. [[ἀκίς]], of the constellation Sagitta, <span class="bibl">Hipparch.2.5.12</span>), <span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[notched end]] of the arrow, ἕλκε δ' ὁμοῦ γλυφίδας τε λαβὼν καὶ νεῦρα <span class="bibl">Il. 4.122</span>; ἕλκεν νευρὴν γλυφίδας τε <span class="bibl">Od.21.419</span>; γλυφίδες μέσσῃ ἐγκάτθετο νευρῇ <span class="bibl">A.R.3.282</span>; but perh. of [[notches]] or [[grooves]] for the fingers, παρὰ τὰς γλυφίδας περιειλίξαντες καὶ πτερώδαντες τὸ βυβλίον <span class="bibl">Hdt.8.128</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Aen.Tact.31.26</span>; <b class="b3">τόξων πτερωταὶ γλυφίδες</b>, poet. for [[the arrow itself]], <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Or.</span>274</span>, cf. <span class="title">AP</span>5.57 (Arch., sg.): also in pl., <b class="b2">notches in the arrow-head</b>, <span class="bibl">Paul.Aeg.6.88</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> [[pen-knife]], AP6.62 (Phil.), <span class="bibl">64</span> (Paul. Sil., pl.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> [[chisel]], <span class="bibl">J.<span class="title">BJ</span>5.5.2</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> in Architecture, [[capitals]] of columns, θριγκὸς… λαΐνεος χαλκέῃσιν ἐπὶ γλυφίδεσσιν ἀρήρει <span class="bibl">A.R.3.218</span>, cf. Sch. adloc., <span class="bibl"><span class="title">EM</span>235.13</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">IV</span> in pl., = [[θαλάμαι]], Hsch.</span>