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χελών , ῶνος , ὁ , v. χελλών. χελών,ῶνος,ὁ, A. v. χελλών.
inferior tortoise-shell, Peripl. M.Rubr. χελων-άριον,τό, Dim. of χελώνη, A. inferior tortoise-shell, Peripl. M.Rubr. 10 . 2. tail-piece,of the stand of a torsion-engine, Hero Bel. 84.8 .
tortoise, χελών-η,ἡ, A. tortoise, h.Merc. 42 , 48 , Orac. ap. Hdt. 1.47 , 48 ;χ. χερσαία(cf. infr. 2 ) Arist. PA 671a28 : prov. of insensibility, ἰὼ χελῶναι μακάριαι τοῦ δέρματος Ar. V. 1292 , cf.
tortoise-stone, χελων-ίαandχελων-ῖτις,ιδος,ἡ, A. tortoise-stone,name of a gem, Plin. HN 37.155 .
beetle, χελων-ιάς,άδος,ἡ, a kind of A. beetle, κανθαρίς Hsch.
made of tortoise-shell, χελών-ινος,η,ον, A. made of tortoise-shell, Edict.Diocl. 16.6 .
tortoise-shell, χελών-ιον,τό, A. tortoise-shell, Arist. PA 671a32 , Resp. 479a6 ( v.l. χελωνιδίων ), Ael. NA 7.16 . 2. crab's shell, Plu. 2.400a , Suid. s.v. Τενέδιος. II. arched part of the back
lyre, χελων-ίς,ίδος,ἡ, A. = χέλυς 1.2 ,lyre, Posidon. 10J. II. = χελώνη 111.3 ,footstool, Att. and Coan word acc. to S.E. M. 1.246 . III. threshold, LXX Ju. 14.15 , Hsch.
threshold χελων-ίς, ίδος, ἡ, ={χέλυς} 1.2, lyre, [[ 2nd-1st c.BC: Posidonius Historicus 10J. ] Refs 2nd c.BC+] __II ={χελώνη} [[ III.3, ] Refs]footstool, Attic dialect and Coan word accusative to [[