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|Definition=τό, ([[γένυς]])<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[part covered by the beard]], [[chin]], Od.16.176; πολιὸν γ. Il.22.74; especially in supplication, ἔλλαβε χειρὶ γενείου 8.371; γ. χειρὶ παχείῃ ἁψάμενος 10.454; γενείου λευκήρη τρίχα A.''Pers.''1056 (lyr.), cf. ''Th.''666, [[Herodotus|Hdt.]]2.36: in plural, S.''OT''1277, Plu.''Ant.''1; κείρασθαι τὰ γ. Id.''Cat.Mi.''53: [[proverb|prov.]] of a [[lean]] animal, [[οὐδὲν ἄλλο πλὴν γένειόν τε καὶ κέρατα]] = nothing but [[chin]] and [[horn]]s, Ar.''Av.''902.<br><span class="bld">2</span> [[beard]], [[Herodotus|Hdt.]]6.117: pl., Theoc.6.36, J.''AJ''11.5.3, Paus.2.10.3, Theo Sm.p.104H.<br><span class="bld">b</span> a lion's [[mane]], Luc.''Cyn.''14.<br><span class="bld">3</span> [[chaps]], Arist.''HA''518b17; [[jaws]], AP7.531 (Antip. Thess.).<br><span class="bld">4</span> pl., [[teeth]] of a saw, Nic.''Th.''53.<br><span class="bld">5</span> dub. sens. in ''IG''11(2).165.11, 28 (Dclos, iii B. C.).