ὁπλή

ὁπλή, ἡ, (ὅπλον)

• hoof, in Hom. always the solid hoof of the horse, Il. 11.536, 20.501, cf. Ar. Eq. 605, Porph. Abst. 3.9: after Hom., like χηλή, the cloven hoof of horned cattle, h.Merc. 77, Hes. Op. 489, Pi. P. 4.226, Hdt. 2.71, Pl. R. 586b, Arist. HA 575b8; τοῦ βοὸς ὁπλά SIG 1026.19 (Cos, iv/iii B. C.); of swine, Semon. 28, Ar. Ach. 740; of sheep, Arist. Fr. 253:—distd. from χηλή, Gal. UP 3.4.

ὁπλή, ἡ (vgl. ὅπλον), zunächst der ungespaltene Huf des Pferdes und des Esels, Il. 11.536, 20.501 ; λακτίζοντες ὁπλαῖς, Plat. Rep. IX.586b ; Pol. 3.79.12 ; dann auch die gespaltenen Klauen des Rindviehs, H.h. Merc. 77 ; Hes. O. 491 ; χάλκεαι, Pind. P. 4.226 ; χοιρίων, Ar. Ach. 705 ; Sp., wie Luc. Asin. 13.22. – Hesych. erkl. ὁπλαί auch πυξίδες.

ὁπλή

-ῆς, ἡ.

A hoof Il. 11.536= Il. 20.501.

For Pindar, see also: ὁπλά

ὁπλή : hoof, pl., Il. 11.536 and Il. 20.501.

ὁπλή ὅπλον

• a hoof, the solid hoof of the horse and ass, Il., Attic:—after Hom., like χηλή, the cloven hoof of horned cattle, Hhymn., Hes., etc.