πόρπ-η,ἡ , ̔πείρὠ
A.
= περόνη ,brooch, claspfor fastening dresses, esp. on the shoulders; used for piercing the eyes, E. Ph. 62 , Hec. 1170 : mostly pl., of the fastenings for women's dresses, Il. 18.401 , h.Ven. 163 , E. El. 318 , etc.; worn as emblem of rank byσυγγενεῖς τῶν βασιλέων,
LXX 1 Ma. 10.89 ; by a Roman officer,=fibula,
IGRom. 1.1299 (Egypt); of ahair-clasp,
Luc. Dom. 7 .