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ἐγκέφαλος

ἐγκέφαλος, that which is within the head, the brain

ἐγκέφᾰλ-ος, ον, (κεφαλή)
  • within the head: as Subst., ἐγκέφαλος (sc. μυελός), ὁ,
    • I brain, Il. 3.300, Od. 9.458, etc.; τὸν ἐ. σεσεῖσθαι Ar. Nu. 1276; ὁ ἐ. ἐστιν ὁ τὰς αἰσθήσεις παρέχων τοῦ ἀκούειν κτλ. Pl. Phd. 96b, cf. Arist. Sens. 438b25 (but cf. Metaph. 1013a6).
    • II the heart or ‘cabbage’ of the date-palm, X. An. 2.3.16, Thphr. HP 2.6.2.
    • III Διὸς ἐ., prov. of rare and costly food, ‘morsel for a king’, Ephipp. 13.7, Clearch. 5.

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