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καμπτήρ

καμπτήρ, a bend, an angle

καμπ-τήρ, ῆρος, ὁ,
  • bend, angle, X. Cyr. 7.1.6, Str. 14.2.14.
    • II turning-point in the δίαυλος, which was the goal in the single race (cf. καμπή II), Arist. Rh. 1409a32, BCH 23.567 (Delph., iii B.C.), Babr. 29.4: pl., as works of art, Plin. HN 36.25: metaph., κ. βίου the ‘last lap’ of life, Herod. 10.3; κ. πύματος, of the colophon which marks the last page, AP 12.257.1 (Mel.).

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