πόρπ-η, ἡ,
(πείρω) ={περόνη}, brooch, clasp for fastening dresses, especially on the shoulders; used for piercing the eyes, [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 62, “Hec.” 1170 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: mostly plural, of the fastenings for women's dresses, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 18.401, “hymnus ad Venerem” 163, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 318, etc.] Refs 8th c.BC+]; worn as emblem of rank by συγγενεῖς τῶν βασιλέων, [[ LXX.1Mac.10.89 ] LXX]; by a Roman officer,=fibula, [[ Inscriptiones Graecae ad res Romanas pertinentes 1.1299 (from Egypt) ] Refs]; of a hair-clasp, [[ 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Dom.” 7. ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]