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σφενδόνη

σφενδόνη, a sling

σφενδόν-η, ἡ,
  • sling, Il. 13.600 (where it is used as a bandage), Archil. 3, E. Ph. 1142, Ar. Av. 1185, Th. 4.32; σφενδόνῃ οὐκ ἂν ἐφικοίμην αὐτόσʼ could not reach it with a sling, Antiph. 55.19.
      • 2 a sling as part of a crane used in unloading ships, SIG 241 A 46 (Delph., iv B.C.): so perh. metaph., σφενδόνας ἀπʼ εὐμέτρου A. Ag. 1010 (lyr.).
    • II anything of like shape:
      • 1 sling for a disabled arm, Hp. Art. 16 (cf. Il. l.c.); suspensory abdominal bandage, Hp. Mul. 2.144, Sor. Fasc. 48.
      • 2 headband worn by women, broad in front, Poll. 5.96, Eust.ad D.P. 7.
      • 3 hoop of a ring in which the stone was set as in a sling, esp. the outer or broader part round the stone, collet, E. Hipp. 862, Pl. R. 359e, Arist. Ph. 207a3.
      • 4 white of the eye, Poll. 2.70.
    • III stone or bullet of the sling, X. An. 3.4.4, 5.2.14, etc.; τοιαύταις σ., of hailstones, Ar. Nu. 1125 (troch.).

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