κνήμη
κνήμη, the part between the knee and ankle, the leg
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κνημῶν Noun: feminine genitive plural of κνήμη
κνημῶν Noun: masculine genitive plural of κνημός
κνημῶν Verb: present active participle masculine vocative singular, Verb: present active participle neuter nominative singular, Verb: present active participle neuter vocative singular, Verb: present active participle neuter accusative singular, Verb: present active participle masculine nominative singular of κνημόω
- part between knee and ankle, leg, shank, Il. 4.147, Od. 8.135, Hdt. 6.75, 125, 7.75, E. Ph. 1394, etc.; of a horse, X. Eq. 1.5, 12.10: prov., ἀπωτέρω ἢ γόνυ κνάμα ‘blood is thicker than water’, Theoc. 16.18.
- 2 Anat., tibia, Gal. 2.774, Ruf. Onom. 123.
- 3 in plants, stem between two joints, Thphr. HP 9.13.5; κνήμη (v.l. μνήμου) μελίνης dub. sens. in S. Fr. 608.
- II spoke of a wheel, Poll. 1.144, Eust. 598.4. (Cf. OIr. cnāim ‘bone’, OE. hamm ‘ham’.)
1) der Unterschenkel, der Teil des Beins zwischen Knie u. Knöchel, Schienbein u. Wade, Il. 4.147, γούνατά τε κνῆμαί τε πόδες τε 17.386, μηροί τε κνῆμαί τε, Ober- u. Unterschenkel, Od. 8.135, die auch Plat. Tim. 74e vrbdt ; κνήμην διεπέρασεν δόρυ Eur. Phoen. 1403 ; Her. 6.125 ; Xen. Hell. 5.4.58 u. Folgde. – Auch von Pflanzen, der Schuß zwischen zwei Knoten, Theophr.
2) die Speichen des Rades, Poll. 1.144, u. nach Hesych. die Seitenhölzer, Rungen, die den Wagenkorb halten.
-ης, ἡ.
The lower leg: κνημῖδας περὶ κνήμῃσιν ἔθηκεν Il. 3.330=Il. 11.17=Il. 16.131=Il. 19.369. Cf. Il. 4.147, 519, Il. 10.573, Il. 13.71, Il. 14.468, Il. 17.386, Il. 18.411=Il. 20.37, Il. 21.591: μηρούς τε κνήμας τε Od. 8.135. Cf. Od. 19.469, Od. 24.228.
- the part between the knee and ankle, the leg, Lat. tibia, Hom., Hdt., Eur., etc.