πόρπη: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ἡ<b class="b3">, (πείρω)</b> = [[περόνη]], [[brooch]], [[clasp]] for fastening dresses, esp. on the shoulders; used for piercing the eyes, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Ph.</span>62</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Hec.</span>1170</span>: mostly pl., of the fastenings for women's dresses, <span class="bibl">Il.18.401</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">h.Ven.</span>163</span>, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">El.</span>318</span>, etc.; worn as emblem of rank by <b class="b3">συγγενεῖς τῶν βασιλέων</b>, <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">1 Ma.</span>10.89</span>; by a Roman officer,=[[fibula]], IGRom.1.1299 (Egypt); of a [[hair-clasp]], <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Dom.</span> 7</span>.