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πέδιλον

πέδιλον, sandals

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πεδίλων Noun: neuter genitive plural of πέδιλον

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πέδῑλον, Aeol. πέδιλλον Choerob. in An.Ox. 2.239: τό: (πέδη):— mostly in pl.,
  • sandals, ἀμφὶ πόδεσσιν . . ἀράρισκε π., τάμνων δέρμα βόειον Od. 14.23; ὑπὸ ποσσὶν ἐδήσατο καλὰ π. ἀμβρόσια χρύσεια, τά μιν φέρον ἠμὲν ἐφʼ ὑγρὴν ἠδʼ ἐπʼ ἀπείρονα γαῖαν, of Hermes, Il. 24.340; of Athena, Od. 1.96; πτερόεντα π. Hes. Sc. 220; ποτανά E. El. 460 (lyr.).
    • II any covering for the feet, shoes or boots, π. ἐς γόνυ ἀνατείνοντα Hdt. 7.67; περὶ τοὺς πόδας τε καὶ τὰς κνήμας π. νεβρῶν ib. 75, cf. Pi. P. 4.95, Plu. Thes. 3; ἱμάτιον καθαρὸν καὶ καινὰ π. Ar. Av. 973.
    • III metaph., Δωρίῳ φωνὰν ἐναρμόξαι π., i.e. to write in Doric rhythm (cf. πούς), Pi. O. 3.5; also ἐν τούτῳ π. πόδʼ ἔχειν to have oneʼs foot in this shoe, i.e. to be in this condition or fortune, ib. 6.8.

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