ῥινός

ῥῑνός (v. sub fin.),

• skin of a living person, Il. 5.308, Od. 5.426, 435, etc.; rarely of a corpse, Od. 14.134, Hes. Sc. 152.
• • II hide of a beast, esp. ox-hide, Od. 1.108, al.; also ῥ. πολιοῖο λύκοιο Il. 10.334; ῥ. λέοντος Pi. I. 5(6).37; not in Hom. of the skin of a live beast, but so used by Hes. Op. 515, Sc. 427; πωλικῆς ῥινοῦ E. Rh. 784.
  • • 2 oxhide shield, σύν ῥʼ ἔβαλον ῥινούς Il. 4.447 (imitated by Ar. Pax 1274); cf. Il. 16.636 and ῥινόν 2.
    • 3 pl., thongs of boxing-gloves, A.R. 2.58.
    • 4 leather of a sling, AP 7.172 (Antip. Sid.).—The gender is fem. in Il. 7.248, 20.276, Od. 22.278 (v.l.), Hes. Sc. 152, E. l.c., Nic. Th. 361, A.R. 4.174; masc. in Nic. Al. 476, Opp. C. 3.277: cf. ῥινόν, τό. (ϝρῑνός, as shown by γρῖνος· δέρμα, Hsch., γρίντης· βυρσεύς, Id.: cf. ταλαύρινος.)

2. ῥινός gen. sing. van ῥίς.

ῥινός, [ῑ], ὁ u. ἡ,
1) die Haut am Leibe des lebendigen Menschen, Il. 5.308, Od. 5.426, 14.134, 22.278 ; die Haut eines toten Menschen, Hes. Sc. 152 ; vgl. Ap.Rh. 2.58 ; ῥινὸς καὶ ὀστέα, Haut u. Knochen, Jacobs AP p. 746.
2) die abgezogene Tierbaut, z.B. Wolfshaut, Wolfspelz, Il. 10.334 ; ἐν ῥινῷ λέοντος, Pind. I. 5.37 ; πωλικῆς ῥινοῦ τρίχα, des lebenden Pferdes, Eur. Rhes. 784.
3) die gegerbte Tierhaut, bes. Rindsleder, u. dah. der aus Rindsleder gemachte Schild, Il. 4.447, 16.636 (auch τὸ ῥινόν, Od. 5.281); auch Ar. Pax 1240.
Bei Hom. ist das Genus nur Od. 22.278, ἄκρην ῥινόν, zu erkennen ; masc. ist es Nic. Th. 361, Al. 475, fem. Ap.Rh. 4.174, wo die Lesart aber schwankt ; Opp. Cyn. 3.278 ; auch neutr., Od., s. oben, δοιῶν ῥινὰ κάπρων λάσια Damostrat. ep. (IX.328).

ῥινός

-οῦ, ἡ, also ῥινόν, τό Il. 10.155 : Od. 5.281 (ϝρινός, ϝρινόν).

• • 1

    The stripped-off skin of a beast, a hide : ἕρπον ῥινοί Od. 12.395. Cf. Il. 7.474.

  • 2

    A prepared hide. Used for sleeping or sitting upon : ὑπὸ δʼ ἔστρωτο ῥινὸν βοός Il. 10.155 : ἥμενοι ἐν ῥινοῖσι βοῶν Od. 1.108.

    For wearing : ἕσσατο ῥινὸν λύκοιο Il. 10.334.

  • 3

    A layer of leather forming part of a shield Il. 7.248, Il. 13.406, 804.

  • 4

    Leather : κυνέην ῥινοῦ Il. 10.262, δοῦπος . . .ῥινοῦ τε βοῶν τε (of leather and the shields thereof, i.e. of the leather shields) Il. 16.636. Cf. Il. 20.276 : Od. 12.423.

  • 5

    A shield : σύν ῥʼ ἔβαλον ῥινούς Il. 4.447= Il. 8.61, ῥινοῖσι βοῶν φράξαντες ἐπάλξεις (of ox-leather) Il. 12.263. Cf. Il. 5.308 : Od. 5.281.

  • 6

    The skin of a man : περὶ ῥινοὶ μινύθουσιν (their skins) Od. 12.46. Cf. Od. 14.134, Od. 22.278.

    So in pl. : ἔνθα κʼ ἀπὸ ῥινοὺς δρύφθη (would have had his skin stripped off) Od. 5.426. Cf. Od. 5.435.

ῥῑνός

• 1hide τὸν μὲν ἐν ῥινῷ λέοντος στάντα Ἀμφιτρυωνιάδαν I. 6.37

ῥινός ῥῑνός, οῦ,

• • Ithe skin of a man, Hom.
  • IIthe hide of a beast, esp. an ox-hide, Hom.
  • • 2an ox-hide shield, Hom.