ἅλῠσις
(on the breathing see Hdn.Gr. 1.539), εως, ἡ, chain, χαλκέῃ ἁλύσι δεδεμένη ἄγκυρα[[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.74, compare 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.76, etc.; ἐν ἁλύσει μιᾷ δεδεμένους 1st-2nd c.AD: Dio Chrysostomus Sophista 30.17, cf. NT.Eph.6.20; πέτραν ἁλύσεσι χρυσέαισι φερομέναν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 982:—as a woman's ornament, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 320.12, 4th c.BC: Nicostratus Philosophus 33; σφραγῖδε.. ἁλύσεις χρυσᾶς ἔχουσαι “IG” 2.652 B 35. ] NT+5th c.BC+]
__2 collectively, chains, bondage, [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 21.3.3. ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__3 link in chain armour, [[ 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Tactica” 3.5.] Refs 2nd c.AD+]