ὑμήν,ένος,ὁ,
A. thin skin, membrane, caul,of those which enclose the brain and heart, Arist. HA 494b29 , 519b4 , al.; the foetus, ib. 586a20 , Sor. 1.57 , Porph. Gaur. 10.3 ; the bowels, Arist. PA 673b4 ; the eye, Sor. 1.103 , Gal. UP 10.7 , 9 ;ὑ. περικάρδιος the pericardium,
ὑ. περιτόναιος the peritoneum,
Poll. 2.217
, 224 ;ὑ. ὑγρόςthe large dorsalsinewof cartilaginous fish, Ael. NA 14.26 ;the membrana nictitansof birds, Arist. PA 657a30 ;the wingof insects, ib. 682b18 .
2. capsuleorseed-vesselof plants, Thphr. HP 1.11.2 , Gp. 5.2.11 ;ὁ ἔξωθεν ὑ.,opp.ἡ ἔνδοθεν σάρξ,of a date, Sor. 2.13 .
3. thin plate of metal,
Ph. 1.503 , Ath. 6.230d .
4. parchment,Aristeas 176 , J. AJ 12.2.11 (pl.).
5. in Eub 67.5 Pors. restoredὕφεσινfor ὑμέσιν. [ῠ
A.R. 4.1648
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