κλείδουχ-ος, Att.
κληδ-,ον, (ἔχω)
A. holding the keys: hence,having chargeorcustody ofa place, Ἔρωτα τᾶς Ἀφροδίτας θαλάμων κλῃδοῦχον
E. Hipp. 540
(lyr.);Ἰώ, κ. Ἥραςherpriestess, A. Supp. 291 , cf. Phoronis 4 , E. IT 131 (lyr.), IG 22.974.23 , 3.172.7 ; κ. Διός
E. Hyps.Fr. 3(1)i
v 28 ; of Pallas,tutelary goddess, Ar. Th. 1142 (lyr.);τῶν συνδέσμων ἑκάστου κ. Μοῖρα protectress of. . , Plu. 2.591b ; of Aeacus, IG 14.1746 ; κ. νεκύων πύλαι
AP 7.391
( Bass. ); of Hecate, Orph. Fr. 316 .
II. of the numbers 4 and 10 , believed by the Pythag. to bethe keys of the order of nature,
Theol.Ar. 22 , 60 : wrongly calledκλαδοῦχοι(fr.κλάδος), through misunderstanding of Dor.
κλᾱͅδ-, Lyd. Mens. 1.15 (v.l. κλειδ-), EM 253.50 .