ἰγνύα, Ion.
ἰγνύη,ἡ,
A. the part behind the thigh and knee, ham, κατ' ἰγνύην βεβλημένος
Il. 13.212
; παρ' ἰγνύῃσιν ἕλιξε κέρκον
Theoc. 25.242
, cf. 26.17 , AP 12.176 ( Strat. ), APl. 4.253 : also in Prose, Hp. Fract. 13 , Ruf. Onom. 121 ;τὸ μόριον τὸ τῆς ἅλσεως κύριον(καλεῖται δὲ τοῦτο ἰγνύα) Arist. HA 515b8 : acc. sg. ἰγνύαν
Phld. Acad.Ind. p.50
M.; περὶ τὴν ἰγνύαν
Plu. Art. 11
: dat. pl. ἰγνύαις
LXX 3 Ki. 18.21
, Luc. VH 1.23 . —From a nom.ἰγνύς,ύος,ἡ, we find dat. pl. ἰγνύσι
h.Merc. 152
,v.l. in
Luc. l.c.: acc. ἰγνύν