ἐγχᾰλῑνόω,
A. put a bit in the mouth of, ἵππον
Babr. 76.14
:— Pass. ,τὰ στόματα ἐγκεχαλινωμένους having the bit intheir mouths, Hdt. 3.14 , cf. X. An. 7.2.21 .
2. metaph., Ph. 1.117 :— Pass. ,τὸν δῆμον ἐγκεχαλινωμένον τῇ ὀλιγαρχία held in checkby the oligarchy, Plu. Lys. 21 ; ὀργή -ωμένη τῷ λόγῳ
Them. Or. 17.214d
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3. metaph. of reins,to be in the form of a bit, Hp. Oss. 19 .