πλεκτάνη
πλεκτάνη, anything twined
πλεκτᾰν-η, ἡ, (πλέκω)
- anything twined or wreathed, coil, wreath, ὄφεων πλεκτάναισι περίδρομον κύτος A. Th. 495; flame-wreath, Id. Fr. 281.3; π. καπνοῦ wreath of smoke, Ar. Av. 1717.
- II pl., arms of the poulp or octopus, tentacles, Alex. 187.2, Eub. 150.7, Diph. 34, Arist. HA 524b1, PA 685b4, Thphr. HP 8.8.4, 9.13.6; of the ναυτίλος II, Arist. HA 622b10; also of the antennae of the καρίς, Dsc. 4.77.
- III pl., meshes of a spiderʼs web, Luc. Musc.Enc. 5: metaph., αἱ τῶν λόγων π. Id. Vit.Auct. 22.
- IV Medic., mastoid growth in the uterus, Diocl. Fr. 27, Eudem. and Praxag. ap. Gal. 2.890.
- 2 Fallopian tubes, Ruf. Onom. 194.
- 3 plexus of veins, Hp. Oss. 14.
πλεκτάνη, ης (ἡ) [ᾰ]
I enlacement, d’où :
1 replis d’un serpent, Eschl. Sept. 495 ||
2 spirales de fumée, Ar. Av. 1717 ||
3 tourbillon d’un ouragan, Eschl. fr. 280 Dind. ||
II objet propre à enlacer ; particul. :
1 tentacules du poulpe et de certains poissons, Diph. (Ath. 316f) ; Arstt. H.A. 4, 1, 9, etc. ; Diosc. 4, 13 ; Plut. M. 898e, etc. ||
2 fils d’une toile d’araignée, Luc. Dem. enc. 6 ; fig. en parl. de discours insidieux, Luc. V. auct. 22.
Étym. πλεκτός.
1. verstrengeling;
2. plur. draden, net;
πλεκτάνη, ἡ,
1) alles Flechtwerk, bes. die Haarflechte, geflochtenes Seil, Schlinge, Netz, ὄφεων δὲ πλεκτάναισι περίδρομον κύτος προσηδάφισται, Aesch. Spt. 477.
2) die langen Fangfüße des Meerpolypen, der Tintenfische, cirri, Diphil. bei Ath. VII.316e ; Diosc. u. a.Sp.
1) alles Flechtwerk, bes. die Haarflechte, geflochtenes Seil, Schlinge, Netz, ὄφεων δὲ πλεκτάναισι περίδρομον κύτος προσηδάφισται, Aesch. Spt. 477.
2) die langen Fangfüße des Meerpolypen, der Tintenfische, cirri, Diphil. bei Ath. VII.316e ; Diosc. u. a.Sp.
πλεκτάνη
πλεκτάνη (ᾰ), ἡ,
πλέκω
- Ianything twined or wreathed, a coil, wreath, spire, of serpents, Aesch.; πλ. καπνοῦ a wreath of smoke, Ar.
- IIin pl. the meshes of a spiderʼs web, Luc.; metaph., αἱ τῶν λόγων πλεκτάναι tortuous speeches, Luc.