ἀπήνη: Difference between revisions

|Definition=[ᾰ], ἡ, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[four-wheeled wagon]], drawn by mules, ἡμίονοι ἕλκον τετράκυκλον ἀπήνην <span class="bibl">Il.24.324</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Od.6.57</span> with <span class="bibl">69</span>,<span class="bibl">72</span>,<span class="bibl">73</span>,<span class="bibl">82</span>; much the same as [[ἅμαξα]], cf. <span class="bibl">Il.24.266</span> with <span class="bibl">324</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.6.72</span> with <span class="bibl">73</span>: of a [[racing-car]], drawn by mules, ἡμιόνοις ξεστᾷ τ' ἀπήνᾳ <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span>4.94</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">O.</span> 5.3</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Fr.</span>568</span>; ἦν γὰρ δὴ ἀπήνη . . ἡμιόνους ἀνθ' ἵππων ἔχουσα <span class="bibl">Paus. 5.9.2</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> later, any [[car]] or [[chariot]], <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>906</span>, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OT</span>753</span>; <b class="b3">ἀπήνη πωλική</b> ib.<span class="bibl">803</span>; [[war-chariot]], <span class="bibl">Str.4.5.2</span>; cf. [[καπάνα]]. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> metaph., any [[conveyance]], [[ναΐα]] ἀπήνη = [[ship]], <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Med.</span>1123</span>; πλωταῖς ἀπήνῃσι <span class="title">Lyr.Adesp.</span>117 ( = <span class="title">Trag.Adesp.</span>142); <b class="b3">τετραβάμονος ὡς ὑπ' ἀπήνας</b>, of the [[Trojan horse]], <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Tr.</span>517</span> (lyr.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">4</span> metaph., like [[ζεῦγος]], [[pair]], e.g. of brothers, ἀ. ὁμόπτερος <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ph.</span>329</span> (lyr.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">5</span> in pl., the [[alae nasi]], <span class="bibl">Poll.2.80</span>.</span>