bend of the arm,
ἀγκών,ῶνος,ὁ,
A. bend of the arm,hence,elbow,
ὀρθωθεὶς δ' ε'π' ἀγκῶνος
Il. 10.80
; ἦ, καὶ ἐπ' ἀγκῶνος Κεφαλὴν σχέθεν
Od. 14.494
; ἀγκῶνα τυχὼν μέσον
Il. 5.582
, cf. 20.479 ;ἀγκῶνι νύττεινto nudge, Od. 14.485 , cf. Pl. Riv. 132b ; κροτεῖν τοῖς ἀγκῶσιν τὰς πλευράς
D. 54.9
; prov.,ἀγκῶνι ἀπομύττεσθαιBionap. D.L. 4.46 ;ἐπ' ἀγκῶνος δειπνεῖν,of the attitude at meals, Luc. Lex. 6 .
2. arm,
Νίκας ἐν ἀγκώνεσσι πίτνειν
Pi. N. 5.42
; ἐς δ' ὑγρὸν ἀγκῶνα . . προσπτύσσεται
S. Ant. 1237
, etc.
3. bendin animals' legs, X. Cyn. 4.1 .
II. any nookorbend,as theangleof a wall, ἀγκὼν τείχεος
Il. 16.702
, cf. Hdt. 1.180 ;bend, bayof a river, Id. 2.99 ; ἕσπεροι ἀγκῶνες
S. Aj. 805
;headlands which form a bay,
Str. 12.8.19 ;ἀγκῶνες κιθάρας ribs which support the hornsof the cithara, Semus I, Hsch. ;endsof stomach-bow, Hero Bel. 78.4 ;armsof torsion-engine, Ph. Bel. 53.40 , al., Hero Bel. 81.9 ;cross-barof same, Bito 49.12 ;armof throne or chair, LXX 2 Ch. 9.18 , Cael.Aur. TP 2.1 ; perh.clamp,
PPetr. 3p.144 .
2. kind ofvase,
Artem. 1.74 , cf. Sammelb. 4292 .
III. prov.,γλυκὺς ἀ.usedκατ' Ἀντίφρασινof a difficulty, Pl. Phdr. 257d , Clearch. 6 ; expl. by Sch. Pl. l. c., Zen. 2.92 , Ath. 12.516a , froma long bendorreachin the Nile; but apptly. = παραγκάλισμα ,thing to be embraced, treasure,Pl Com. 178 ; also = ἀβρότονον , Dsc. 3.24 . (For the Root v. ἄγκος. )
