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οὐρά

οὐρά, the tail

Could not find οὐρῇσιν in Logeion dictionaries.

οὐρῇσιν feminine dative plural of οὐρά

οὐρῇσιν present active subjunctive 3rd singular of οὐρέω

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οὐρά, Ion. οὐρή, ἡ, (akin to ὄρρος)
  • tail, of a lion, οὐρῇ δὲ πλευράς τε καὶ ἰσχία . . μαστίεται Il. 20.170; of a dog, οὐρῇ μέν ῥʼ ὅ γʼ ἔσηνε Od. 17.302; of the wolves and lions round the house of Circe, οὐρῇσιν μακρῇσι περισσαίνοντες 10.215; of other animals, Hes. Op. 512, Hdt. 2.38, 47, Arist. PA 689b30, al.; not used of birds (cf. ὀρροπύγιον), Id. HA 504a31.
      • 2 = αἰδοῖον, S. Fr. 1078, f.l. in Hom. Epigr. 12.
    • II of an army marching, rearguard, rear, X. An. 3.4.38, etc.; ἡ οὐ. τοῦ κέρατος rear-rank, ib. 6.5.5; κατʼ οὐράν τινος ἕπεσθαι to follow in his rear, Id. Cyr. 2.3.21, cf. 2.4.3; ὁ κατʼ οὐ. the rear-rank man, ib. 5.3.45; ἐπʼ οὐράν to the rear, Id. Ages. 2.2; εἰς οὐράν Ael. NA 16.33; ἐπʼ οὐρᾷ τῶν ἱππέων in rear, X. HG 4.3.4; κατʼ οὐρὰν προσπίπτειν to attack in rear, Plb. 2.67.2.
        • b left wing of a phalanx (opp. κεφαλή), Ael. Tact. 7.3, Arr. Tact. 8.3.
      • 2 ῥήματος οὐρή, i.e. its echo, APl. 16.155 (Euod.).
      • 3 ἑπτὰ κλῶνας ἐλαίας ἄρας, τὰς μὲν ἓξ δῆσον οὐρὰν καὶ κεφαλὴν ἓν καθʼ ἕν, i.e. tie together the two ends of each twig separately, PMag.Par. 1.1250.

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