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πόρπη

πόρπη, a buckle-pin

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πόρπας Noun: feminine accusative plural, Noun: feminine genitive singular of πόρπη

πόρπας Verb: imperfect active indicative 2nd singular of πορπάω

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πόρπ-η, ἡ, (πείρω)
  • = περόνη, brooch, clasp for fastening dresses, esp. on the shoulders; used for piercing the eyes, E. Ph. 62, Hec. 1170: mostly pl., of the fastenings for womenʼs dresses, Il. 18.401, h.Ven. 163, E. El. 318, etc.; worn as emblem of rank by συγγενεῖς τῶν βασιλέων, LXX 1 Ma. 10.89; by a Roman officer, = fibula, IGRom. 1.1299 (Egypt); of a hair-clasp, Luc. Dom. 7.

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