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ἄμβων

ἄμβων, crest, rim, pulpit

ἄμβων, ωνος, ὁ, Att. for Ion. ἄμβη, acc. to Gal. 18(1).340, but Rhodian acc. to Bacchius ap. Apollon.Cit. 1.7:—
  • crest of a hill, A. Fr. 103; ἐπʼ οὔρεος ἀμβώνεσσιν Call. Aet. 3.1.34 [Fr. 75.34 Pf.].
      • 2 rim or edge of a cup (esp. of one that curves inwards), Eup. 52, Ephipp. 3.16, Critias 34D., Plu. Lyc. 9.
        • b (from similarity of shape), rim of jointsocket, Gal. UP 1.15, al., cf. 18(1).340.
      • 3 = γυναικεῖον αἰδοῖον, Eust. 1539.33 (so perh. in Eup. l.c.).
      • 4 in Cos, steps, rungs of ladder, Apollon.Cit. 1.7.
      • 5 pulpit, title of poem by Paul.Sil., cf. JHS 28.195 (Aspendus).

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