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αἰώρα

αἰώρα, a machine for suspending

αἰώρα, ἡ, (ἀείρω)
  • swing, hammock, chariot on springs, Pl. Lg. 789d.
      • 2 noose, halter, S. OT 1264 (in the form ἐώρα).
    • II oscillatory movement, see-saw, pulsation, Pl. Phd. 111e, D.H. 3.47, etc.
      • 2 Medic., passive exercise, Plu. An seni 2.793b, Antyll. ap. Orib. 6.23, Sor. 1.125: pl., IG 4.955 (Epid., ii A. D.).
    • III metaph., αἰ. ψυχῆς fluctuation of mind, Metrod. Herc. 831.8 (cf. Epicur. Fr. 434).

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