arm ἀγκάλη [ᾰ], ἡ, bent arm, mostly in plural, ἐν ἀγκάλαις[[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 723, “Supp.” 481, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 351, +others; proverbial, ἐν ταῖς ἀ
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arm ἀγκάλη [ᾰ], ἡ, bent arm, mostly in plural, ἐν ἀγκάλαις[[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 723, “Supp.” 481, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 351, +others; proverbial, ἐν ταῖς ἀ
an arm ἀγκᾰλ-ίς, ἡ, in plural, ={ἀγκάλαι}, arms, Epic dialect dative plural ἀγκαλίδεσσιν[[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 18.555, 22.503; ὑπ᾽ ἀγκαλίσιν “IG” 9(1).882.13 (from Corcyra). ] Ref
angling, ἀγκιστρ-εία,ἡ, A. angling, Pl. Lg. 823d .
of ἀγκιστρ-ευτικός,ή,όν, A. oforfor angling: τὸ -κόν, angling, Pl. Sph. 22o d; -κὴ τέχνη Gal. Thras. 30 .
barbed, ἀγκιστρ-ωτός,ή,όν, A. barbed, βέλος Plb. 6.23.10 ; ἐμβόλια Ph. Bel. 95.45 .
anything enfolding, ἄγκοινα,ἡ, (ἀγκον-ψᾰ,cf.ἀγκών) poet. forἀγκάλη,only in pl., A. Ζηνὸς . . ἐν ἀγκοίνησιν ἰαν́εις Il. 14.213 , cf. Od. 11.261 , Hes. Fr. 245 , A.R. 2.954.2 . metaph.,anything enfo
thrown from the bent arm, ἀγκυλ-ητός,ή,όν, verb.Adj.ofἀγκυλέομαι, A. thrown from the bent arm,of the cottabus, A. Fr. 179 . II. Subst.,ἀγκυλητόν,τό, javelin, Id. Fr. 16 , IG 2.733B17 .
hook, barb, ἀγκυλ-ίς,ίδος,ἡ, A. hook, barb, Opp. C. 1.155 .
tongue-tie, ἀγκύλ-ωσις,ἡ, as medic. term, A. tongue-tie, Antyll. ap. Orib. 46.16.4 ;stiffening of joints,Paul. Aeg. 4.55 ;adhesion of the eyelids, Gal. 14.772 .
furnished with a thong, ἀγκυλ-ωτός,ή,όν, of javelins, A. furnished with a thong, στοχάσματα E. Ba. 1205 .
contest with javelin ἀγκυλο-μαχία,ἡ, A. contest with javelin, IPE 12.435 (Chersonesus).
with bent legs, ἀγκυλό-πους,ὁ,ἡ,πουν,τό, gen.ποδος, A. with bent legs, Δίφρος, =Lat.sella curulis, Plu. Mar. 5 .
crook-toothed, ἀγκῠλόδους,οντος,ὁ,ἡ, A. crook-toothed,of a scimitar, Q.S. 6.218 ;ἀ. χαλινοί,of anchors, Nonn. D. 3.50 . II. barbed, AP 6.176 ( Maced. ).
crooked, curved, ἀγκύλος [ῠ],η,ον , ̔ἄγκος̓ A. crooked, curved, τόξα Il. 5.209 , Od. 21.264 , etc.; ἅρμα Il. 6.39 ; κάλαμος Theoc. 21.47 ; of the eagle, ἀγκύλον κάρα beaked, Pi. P. 1.8 ;ἀ. ἐ
anchor ἄγκυρα, -ας, ἡ (ἄγκος, a bend), [in Sm.: Jer.52:18 * ;] an anchor: Act.27:29, 30 40 ; figuratively (MM, VGT, see word), Heb.6:19.† (AS)
hooked probe, ἀγκῡρο-μήλη,ἡ, A. hooked probe, Hp. ap. Erot. , cf. Gal. 19.69 .
a holding by the anchor, ἀγκῡρουχία,ἡ , ̔ἔχὠ A. a holding by the anchor, ἐν ἀγκυρουχίαις A. Supp. 766 .
bent like an anchor, ἀγκῡρωτός,ή,όν, A. bent like an anchor, δοκίδες Ph. Bel. 85.36 .
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 ;ἀγ
an angle ἀγκών, ῶνος, ὁ, bend of the arm, hence, elbow, ὀρθωθεὶς δ᾽ ε᾽π᾽ ἀγκῶνος[[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 10.80; ἦ, καὶ ἐπ᾽ ἀγκῶνος κεΦαλὴν σχέθεν 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “O
splendour, beauty ἀγλα-ί̈α, Ion. ἀγλα-ί̈η,ἡ, (ἀγλαός) A. splendour, beauty, κῦδός τε καὶ ἀ. καὶ ὄνειαρ Od. 15.78 ; ἀγλαί̈ηφι πεποιθώς Il. 6.510 ; of Penelope, Od. 18.180 ;splendour, magnificence
adorned ἀγλα-ϊστός,ή,όν, A. adorned, Hsch.
of rare wisdom ἀγλαό-μητις,ιος,ὁ,ἡ, A. of rare wisdom, Tryph. 183 , Procl. H. 5.10 .
rich in fair children ἀγλαό-παις,ὁ,ἡ, A. rich in fair children, Opp. H. 2.41 , Epigr.Gr. 896 (Syria).