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|Definition=ἡ, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[prepare]]d [[hide]], [[piece]] of [[leather]], <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.194</span>; ἐκ διφθερέων πεποιημέναι κυνέαι <span class="bibl">Id.7.77</span>; [[διφθέραι]], opp. [[δέρρεις]] (hides), <span class="bibl">Th.2.75</span>; of a [[drum]], <span class="bibl">Hero <span class="title">Aut.</span>20.4</span>; esp. as writing-material, τὰς βύβλους διφθέρας καλέουσι ἀπὸ τοῦ παλαιοῦ οἱ Ἴωνες <span class="bibl">Hdt.5.58</span>; διφθέραι μελαγγραφεῖς <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Fr.</span>627</span>; <b class="b3">διφθέραι βασιλικαί</b>, of [[Persian]] records, Ctes. ap. <span class="bibl">D.S.2.32</span>; <b class="b3">διφθέραι ἱεραί</b>, at Carthage, Plu.2.942c; <b class="b3">χαλκαῖ διφθέραι</b>, ib. 297a, cf. Sch.<span class="bibl">Il.1.175</span>: prov., [[ἀρχαιότερα τῆς διφθέρας λέγεις]] <span class="bibl">Diogenian.3.2</span>; used for bindings, <b class="b3">διφθέρας περιβάλλειν</b> (sc. [[βιβλίοις]]) <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Ind.</span>16</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> anything made of [[leather]], [[leathern]] [[jerkin]], <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>72</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Cri.</span>53d</span>, <span class="title">SIG</span> 1259.6 (iv B. C.), <span class="bibl">Men.<span class="title">Epit.</span>12</span>, <span class="bibl">Luc. <span class="title">Tim.</span>6</span>,<span class="bibl">38</span>, <span class="bibl">Arr.<span class="title">An.</span>7.9.2</span>, etc.; properly, of [[goatskin]], opp. [[μηλωτή]], <span class="bibl">Ammon.<span class="title">Diff.</span>p.44</span> V. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> [[wallet]], [[bag]], <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">An.</span>5.2.12</span>, <span class="bibl">Lib.<span class="title">Or.</span>58.5</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> pl., [[skins used as tents]], <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">An.</span> 1.5.10</span>, <span class="bibl">Phylarch.41</span> J.</span>

|dgtxt=-ας, ἡ<br /><br /><b class="num">• Morfología:</b> [jón. plu. gen. διφθερέων Hdt.7.77]<br /><b class="num">I</b> <b class="num">1</b>[[cuero]], [[piel curtida]] περιτείνουσι τούτοισι διφθέρας στεγαστρίδας Hdt.1.194, προκαλύμματα εἶχε δέρσεις καὶ διφθέρας Th.2.75, cf. Ar.<i>V</i>.444, Thphr.<i>Char</i>.4.15, Plu.<i>Ant</i>.47, Hero <i>Aut</i>.20.4, Hsch., ἐκ διφθερέων πεποιημέναι κυνέαι Hdt.7.77, κυνῶν διφθέραι Plu.2.276f.<br /><b class="num">2</b> elaborado como objetos diversos: [[pelliza]] gener. de piel de cabra διφθέραν ἐνημμένος Ar.<i>Nu</i>.72, δ. Πανόπτου pelliza del que todo lo ve (Argos)</i>, Ar.<i>Ec</i>.80, διφθέρας ὡς εὐτελεστά<τα>ς καὶ μὴ σισυρωτάς <i>SIG</i> 1259.6 (Atenas IV a.C.), διφθέραι ἀδόκιμοι <i>IG</i> 2².1627.406 (IV a.C.), ἐν διφθέραις τοὺς πολλοὺς νέμοντας Arr.<i>An</i>.7.9.2, cf. Pl.<i>Cri</i>.53d, Men.<i>Epit</i>.53, 152, Luc.<i>Tim</i>.6, 38, Myro 2, Ammon.<i>Diff</i>.141<br /><b class="num">•</b>[[funda de cuero]] διφθέρας περιβάλλειν (βιβλίοις) Luc.<i>Ind</i>.16, [[διφθέρα]] πορφυρᾶ Luc.<i>Merc.Cond</i>.41<br /><b class="num">•</b>[[saco de cuero]], [[zurrón]] λίθων ἔχειν μεστὰς τὰς διφθέρας X.<i>An</i>.5.2.12, cf. Lib.<i>Or</i>.58.5, Hsch.<br /><b class="num">•</b>plu. [[pieles de cuero usadas como tienda]] X.<i>An</i>.1.5.10, διφθέραι ... ὑφ' αἷς ... ἐγυμνάζοντο Phylarch.41.<br /><b class="num">II</b> como material para escribir<br /><b class="num">1</b> [[cuero]], [[vitela]], [[pergamino]] τὰς βύβλους διφθέρας καλέουσι ἀπὸ τοῦ παλαιοῦ οἱ Ἴωνες los jonios llaman desde antiguo a los libros vitelas</i> Hdt.5.58, δ. μελεγγραφεῖς vitelas escritas</i> E.<i>Fr</i>.627, cf. I.<i>AI</i> 3.271, <i>IG</i> 2².1121.29 (IV d.C.), <i>POxy</i>.3804.239 (VI d.C.), δ. βασιλικαί anales de cuero de los reyes persas</i> Ctes.5, διφθέραι ἱεραί textos sagrados en cuero</i> en Cartago, Plu.2.942c, prov. ἀρχαιότερα τῆς διφθέρας λέγεις Diogenian.1.3.2<br /><b class="num">•</b>[[página]] de un códice de pergamino, Afric.<i>Cest</i>.1.2.155.<br /><b class="num">2</b> gener. [[soporte para la escritura]] χαλκαὶ δ. tablillas de bronce</i> Socr.Arg.5. • DMic.: <i>di-pte-ra</i>.<br /><br /><b class="num">• Etimología:</b> Prob. rel. [[δέψω]], c. cierre de ε en ι, quizá deriv. de un neutr. *δεφσταρ, como νέκταρ; cf. ἡμέρα frente a ἦμαρ.