αἰώρα,ἡ, (ἀείρω)
A. swing, hammock, chariot on springs, Pl. Lg. 789d .
2. noose, halter, S. OT 1264 (in the formἐώρα).
II. oscillatory movement, see-saw, pulsation, Pl. Phd. 111e , D.H. 3.47 , etc.
2. Medic.,passive exercise, Plu. 2.793b , Antyll. ap. Orib. 6.23 , Sor. 1.125 : pl., IG 4.955 (Epid.,ii A. D.).
III. metaph.,αἰ. ψυχῆς fluctuationof mind, Metrod. Herc. 831.8 (cf. Epicur. Fr. 434 ).