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κλείς,ἡ, gen.κλειδός; Att. acc.κλεῖν, v.infr. 1.3 , 111 , later
A.
κλεῖδα
AP 6.306
(Aristo), Plu. Art. 9 : pl.κλεῖδες, κλεῖδας, contr.
κλεῖς,v.infr. 111 , dat. κλεισίν
Pl. Ax. 371b
:— Ion.
κληί̈ς[ῑ], κληῗδος, κληῗδα, etc. ( Hom. uses only the Ion. form):— Dor.
κλᾱί̈ς,κλαί̈δος [ῐ] Simon. 23 , Pi. P. 9.39 ; but acc. pl.κλᾱῗδαςib. 8.4 ; acc.κλαῖδαor κλᾷδα
Call. Cer. 45
; cf.κλᾴξ:— Aeol.
κλᾶϊς(κλαῖςcod.): μοχλός, Hsch. ;κλάϊςacc.κλάϊν Et.Gud.ap.Schaefer Greg.Cor. p.584 : pl.κλᾷδες ̔κλᾶδεςcod.): ζυγά, Hsch. :—old Att.
κλῄς,κλῇδος, acc. κλῇδα
E. Med. 212
Close Browse lexicon entries (anap.), 661 (lyr.):κλείςandκλῄςin the same Att. Inscr., IG 22.1414.44 and 47 . (κλᾱϝῑς, cf. Lat.clavis, claudo.)
1. bar, bolt,θύρας σταθμοῖσιν ἐπῆρσε(sc. Hera, from within) κληῗδι κρυπτῇ
, cf. Od. 21.241 ;κληῗδος ἱμάςib. 4.802 , cf. 838 ; ἐπὶ δὲ κληῗδ' ἐτάνυσσεν ἱμάντι
; = ἐπιβλής , Il. 24.455 .
2. catchorhook, passed through the door from the outside to catch the strap (ἱμάς) attached to the bar (ὀχεύς) , ἐν δὲ κληῗδ' ἧκε, θυρέων δ' ἀνέκοπτεν ὀχῆας ἄντα τιτυσκομένη
, cf. 50 ; οἴξασα κληῗδι θύρας
; δοιοὶ δ' ἔντοσθεν ὀχῆες εἶχον ἐπημοιβοί, μία δὲ κληὶ̈ς ἐπαρήρει
3. later,key, τὴν κλεῖν ἐφέλκεται
;κλεῖν παρακλείδιονa falsekey, Pl.Com. 77 : pl., κλῇδας οἶδα δώματος
, cf. E. Ba. 448 ; Λακωνικὴ κ.
(Smyrna,iii B.C.); of a sacredkeycarried in processions, SIG 900.14 (Panamara,iv A.D.), 996.24 (Smyrna, perh.i A.D.).
4. metaph., Ἁσυχία βουλᾶν τε καὶ πολέμων ἔχοισα κλαῗδας
, cf. 9.39 ;ἔστι κἀμοὶ κλῂς ἐπὶ γλώσσῃ, of silence, A. Fr. 316 , cf. S. OC 1052 (lyr.); καθαρὰν ἀνοῖξαι κλῇδα φρενῶν
(lyr.);κλῇδας γάμου φυλάττει, of Hera, Ar. Th. 976 (lyr.); of thekeyto a problem, Vett.Val. 179.4 .
II. hookortongueof a clasp, Od. 18.294 .
2. stop-cock, Hero Spir. 1.25 .
III. collar-bone, prob. so called from its hook shape (v. supr. 1.2 ), Hom. (only in Il. ), ὅθι κληὶ̈ς ἀποέργει αὐχένα τε στῆθός τε
; κληῗδα παρ' ὦμον πλῆξ', ἀπὸ δ' αὐχένος ὦμον ἐέργαθεν ἠδ' ἀπὸ νώτου
; ᾗ κληῗδες ἀπ' ὤμων αὐχέν' ἔχουσι
7 , Art. 13 ; πᾳῖσον ἐμᾶς ὑπὸ κλῇδος
: pl., Diog. Apoll. 6 , etc.; τὰ πλάγια καὶ τὰς κλεῖδας
;αἱ κλεῖδες( v.l. κλεῖς )καὶ αἱ πλευραί, of the crocodile, ib. 516a28 ;κλεῖδες ὀπταίroastshoulder-bonesof the tunny (with play on 1.3 ,visiblekeys, opp.κρυπταὶ κλεῖδεςof the Laconians), Aristopho 7.2 , cf. Diph.Siph. ap. Ath. 8.357a .
IV. rowing benchin a ship, freq. in Od. , always in pl.; ἐπὶ κληῗσι καθίζειν
, etc.; κληί̈δεσσιν ἐφήμενοι
; once in Il. , πεντήκοντ' ἔσαν ἄνδρες ἐπὶ κληῗσιν
; δησάμενοι . . ἐπὶ κληῗσιν ἐρετμά
V. of promontories, straits, etc.,Κληῗδεςor Κληί̈δες τῆς Κύπρου
, cf. Str. 14.6.3 ;πόντου κλῇδ', of the Bosporus, E. Med. 212 (lyr.).
VI. in pl.,sacred chaplets, Id. Tr. 256 (anap.) (Ephes., acc. to Hsch. ).
VII. in versification,clausula, cadence, Sch. Ar. Pax 1127 .
References AP 6.306 Plu. Art. 9 111 Pl. Ax. 371b Hom. Simon. 23 Pi. P. 9.39 8.4 Call. Cer. 45 Hsch. Greg.Cor. p.584 E. Med. 212 661 IG 22.1414.44 47 Il. 14.168 Od. 21.241 4.802 838 1.442 Il. 24.455 Od. 21.47 50 Il. 6.89 12.456 Parm. 1.14 Lys. 1.13 Pl.Com. 77 A. Eu. 827 E. Ba. 448 Men. 343 OGI 229.56 SIG 900.14 996.24 Pi. P. 8.4 9.39 A. Fr. 316 S. OC 1052 E. Med. 661 Ar. Th. 976 Vett.Val. 179.4 Od. 18.294 Hero Spir. 1.25 1.2 Il. 8.325 5.146 22.324 Hp. 7 Art. 13 S. Tr. 1035 And. 1.61 D. 18.67 Diog. 6 Arist. HA 513b35 516a28 1.3 Aristopho 7.2 Diph.Siph. Ath. 8.357a Od. 2.419 12.215 16.170 Od. 8.37 Hdt. 5.108 Str. 14.6.3 Id. Tr. 256 Ar. Pax 1127 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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