στήριγ-μα, ατος, τό,
support, foundation, χερὸς.. στηρίγματα the support of one's hand, [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 617 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; στηρίγματ᾽ οἴκου, of children, [[ “Tragica Adespota” 427; θνητῶν σ. κραταιόν 5th-6th c.AD: Orphica “Hymni” 18.7; περιπλοκῆς δεῖται καὶ στηρίγματος 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.649c, compare 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.644 ] Refs 1st c.AD+]: in plural, of a tower, [[ 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Bellum Judaicum” 2.17.8. ] Refs 1st c.AD+]
__2 ={στῆριγξ}[[ 2, 4th c.BC: Nicostratus Comicus 39 (στήριγγα conjecture Kock), 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Coriolanus” 24. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]
__3 ={στεῖρα} (A), στερέωμα [[ 3, 4th-5th c.AD(?): Nonnus Epicus “Dionysiaca” 40.451. ] Refs 4th c.AD+]
__4 ={στερέωμα}[[ 4, “PMag.Lond.” 121.509. ] Refs]
__5 τὸ λοιπὸν τοῦ σ. the rest of the multitude, [[ LXX.2Ki.25.11. ] LXX]
__6 plural, surgical supports, ={ἀποστηρίγματα}, distinguished from ἑρμάσματα, [[ 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 18(2).917. ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]