hinge
From LSJ
ὥσπερ σελήνη γ' ἡλίῳ· τὴν μὲν χρόαν ἰδεῖν ὁμοιόν ἔστι θάλπει δ' οὐδαμῶς → like the moon to the sun: its color is similar to the eye, but it does not give off any heat
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
Ar. and V. στρόφιγξ, ἡ (Euripides, Phoenissae 1126), Ar. στροφεύς, ὁ.
Met., turning point: P. and V. ῥοπή, ἡ.
tear the doors from their hinges: P. τὰ θυρώματα ἀποσπᾶν (Dem. 845).
