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ἐπιτόνιον

ἐπιτόνιον, peg

ἐπιτόν-ιον, τό,
  • peg or key by which the strings of an instrument are tuned, ἐ. ψαλτηρίου (-ήριον cod.) prob. in Ath. 10.456d: metaph., ἡ συντροφία ὥσπερ ἐ. ἐστι τῆς εὐνοίας Plu. Lib.educ. 2.3d.
      • 2 pitch-pipe for giving the note to a choir, Et.Gud.d s.v. ἀπότομον.
    • II any peg shaped like ἐ. I. Orib. 49.4.26, al.; handle of a tap, turn-cock, Hero Aut. 13.5, Varr. RR 3.5.16, Vitr. 9.8.11, Ulp. ap. Dig. 19.1.17.8; handle of a syringe, Hero Spir. 2.18.
      • 2 valve or stop in an organ-pipe, Vitr. 10.8.5.
      • 3 pl., sockets in which a roller was set, Bito 49.10.

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