μετάφρενον: Difference between revisions

|Definition=τό, prop. <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[part behind the midriff]] (μετὰ τὰς φρένας), [[broad of the back]]: hence, generally, [[back]], μεταφρένῳ ἐν δόρυ πῆξεν ὤμων μεσσηγύς <span class="bibl">Il.5.40</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">56</span>, al.; μ. ἠδὲ καὶ ὤμω πλῆξεν <span class="bibl">2.265</span>; <b class="b3">μ. ἠδὲ καὶ ὤμους</b> (of a woman) <span class="bibl">Od.8.528</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Acut.</span>66</span>; in plural, of a single person, <span class="bibl">Il.12.428</span>; <b class="b3">ὤμους καὶ μετάφρενα</b>, of a woman, <span class="bibl">Archil.29</span>. cf. <span class="bibl">Hld.10.32</span>. — Ep. word, used by <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Prt.</span>352a</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist. <span class="title">Phgn.</span>810b25</span>, <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">DMeretr.</span>4.2</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> = [[τὸ μεταξὺ τοῦ νώτου καὶ ὀσφύος κατὰ τὴν τῶν φρενῶν πρόσφυσιν]] <span class="bibl">Ruf.<span class="title">Onom.</span>90</span>.</span>