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|Definition=οντος, ὁ, (τείνω) <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[sinew]], [[tendon]], ἀπέκοψε τένοντας αὐχενίους <span class="bibl">Od.3.449</span>; freq. in dual, ἄμφω ῥῆξε τένοντε <span class="bibl">Il.5.307</span>, al., cf. <span class="bibl">4.521</span>, <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Sc.</span>419</span>; of the arm, ἵνα τε ξυνέχουσι τένοντες ἀγκῶνος <span class="bibl">Il.20.478</span>; of the foot, ποδῶν τέτρηνε τένοντε <span class="bibl">22.396</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Ph.</span>42</span>; <b class="b3">τ. ποδός</b>, the outstretched foot, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Cyc.</span>400</span>; <b class="b3">ὁ τ. ὁ ὀπίσθιος</b> the Achilles tendon, <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Fract.</span>11</span>; <b class="b3">ὁ τ. ὁ ἐν τῇ κνήμῃ τοῦ ποδός</b> ib.<span class="bibl">16</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>515b9</span>; τ. defined as a species of [[νεῦρον]], Gal.2.739, cf. 6.772: abs., for the [[foot]], πτέρναι τενόντων θ' ὑπογραφαί <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ch.</span>209</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Med.</span>1166</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ba.</span> 938</span>; <b class="b3">τένοντα σείων</b>, of a mule, <span class="bibl">Babr.62.3</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> metaph., mountain-[[ridge]], <b class="b3">Καυκάσιος τ</b>. <span class="title">AP</span>4.3b.12 (Agath.).</span>