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ξίφος

ξίφος, ξίφος, ξίφους, τό, sword

ξίφος [ῐ], Aeol. σκίφος (q. v.), εος, τό,
  • sword, ξ. μέγα, ὀξύ, Il. 1.194, 4.530, etc., cf. A. Pr. 863, Hdt. 3.64, X. An. 2.2.9, etc.; ξ. ἄμφηκες Il. 21.118, Od. 16.80; ξ. ἀργυρόηλον χάλκεον Il. 19.372; ξ. σὺν κολεῷ . . καὶ ἐϋτμήτῳ τελαμῶνι 7.303: used by Hom. as equivalent of ἄορ and φάσγανον, Od. 11.48 (cf. 24, 82), 10.294 (cf. 321); cf. μάχαιρα.
      • 2 power of life and death, Lat. jus gladii, Philostr. VA 4.42.
    • II sword-shaped bone in the cuttle-fish (τευθίς), Arist. HA 524b24, PA 654a21, Opp. H. 3.558; also in the ξιφίας, Arist. Fr. 325.
    • III = ξιφίον, Thphr. HP 7.13.1.

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