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ἐπίτονος

ἐπίτονος, on the stretch, strained; (noun) rope, backstay of a mast

ἐπίτον-ος, ον,
  • on the stretch, strained, intense, D.S. 10.17; of sound, Philostr. VS 1.25.7.
    • II ἐπίτονος (sc. ἱμάς), ὁ, a rope for stretching or tightening, back-stay of a mast (opp. πρότονος), ἐπʼ αὐτῷ [ἱστῷ] ἐπίτονος βέβλητο, βοὸς ῥινοῖο τετευχώς Od. 12.423 (a στίχος ἀκέφαλος).
      • 2 ἐπίτονοι, οἱ, the great sinews of the shoulder and arm, Pl. Ti. 84e, Arist. HA 515b9 (sg.); νεύρων ἐπίτονοι Pl. Lg. 945c.

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