λέπαδνον

λέπαδν-ον, τό,

• broad leather strap fastening the yoke (ζυγόν) to the neck, and joined to the girth (μασχαλιστήρ), mostly in pl., Il. 5.730, 19.393, A. Pers. 191, Ar. Eq. 768, PFay. 348 (ii/iii A.D.): sg., AP 4.3 b 1 (Agath.): so metaph., ἀνάγκας ἔδυ λέπαδνον A. Ag. 218 (lyr.):—later λέπαμνον acc. to Apollon. Lex. s.v. λέπαδνα.
• • II λέπαδνα σιδηρᾶ iron baskets, PLond. 1821.112.

λέπαδνον -ου, τό [λεπάς?] leather strap, that fastens an animalʼs neck to the yoke, often pl. Il. 5.730, 19.393 Aeschl. Pers. 191 Anacr. 60.8 Aristoph. Eq. 768 etc. | sg. Agath. (AP 4.3b.1) | fig. ἐπεὶ δ’ ἀνάγκας ἔδυ λέπαδνον when he bent his neck to the yoke of necessity Aeschl. Ag. 218.

λέπαδνον, τό, der breite, lederne Riemen, welcher das Joch, ζυγόν, unter dem Halse der Wagenpferde oder anderes Zugviehes zusammenhielt und mit dem Leibgurte, μασχαλιστήρ, verband, im plur., Il. 5.730, 19.393, vgl. Apoll. Lex. Hom. Uebh. das Joch, λέπαδνʼ ἐπʼ αὐχένων τίθησι Aesch. Pers. 187 ; übertr., ἐπεὶ δʼ ἀνάγκας ἔδυ λέπαδνον Ag. 211 ; vgl. noch Ar. Eq. 768. – Aber Aesch. Eum. 532 ist ἀμηχάνοις δύαις λέπαδνον = überwältigt, nach Schol. χαλινωθείς, von Wellauer als adj. angenommen, aber wohl in ἀμηχάνοις δύας λεπάδνοις zu ändern.

λέπαδνον

τό.

The breast-strap against which a chariot-horse pulled. Only in pl. (perh. so used to include the girth) : ἐν λέπαδνα κάλʼ ἔβαλεν Il. 5.730. Cf. Il. 19.393.

λέπαδνον , pl. λέπαδνα: breast-collar, a strap passing around the breast of the horses, and made fast to the yoke, Il. 5.730. (See g in cut No. 78 below, also cut No. 45, f.)

λέπαδνον, ου, τό,

• a broad leather strap fastening the yoke (ζυγόν) to the neck, and passing between the fore-legs to the girth (μασχαλιστήρ) , mostly in pl., Il., Aesch.: so metaph., ἀνάγκης δῦναι λέπαδνον to put on the halter of necessity, Aesch.