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ἀντίπρῳρος

ἀντίπρῳρος, with the prow towards

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ἀντίπρῳρα neuter nominative plural, neuter vocative plural, neuter accusative plural of ἀντίπρῳρος

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ἀντίπρῳρος, ον,
  • with the prow towards, ἀ. τοῖσι βαρβάροισι γενόμενοι Hdt. 8.11; τοὺς ἔσπλους ταῖς ναυσὶν ἀντιπρῴροις κλῄειν Th. 4.8; [ἐμβολαῖς] μὴ ἀντιπρῴροις χρῆσθαι not to charge prow to prow, Id. 7.36; τὸ ἀ. ξυγκροῦσαι ibid.; ἀ. ἐμβάλλεσθαι ib. 34; τῶν πολεμίων ἀ. ἐφορμούντων Id. 8.75; of ships, ready for action, ib. 53; ἀ. καταστῆσαι τὰς τριήρεις X. HG 6.2.28; τὸ στράτευμα ἀ. ὥσπερ τριήρη προσῆγε ib. 7.5.23.
      • 2 face to face, τάδʼ ἀντίπρῳρα . . βλέπειν πάρεστʼ S. Tr. 223 (lyr.); κατʼ ἀντίπρῳρα ναυστάθμων in front of them, E. Rh. 136 (lyr.); ὀργῆς ἀντιπρῴρου κυλινδουμένης Plu. de Ira Fr. 27B [fr. 148 Sandbach].

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