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στρέβλη

στρέβλη, winch

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στρεβλῶν feminine genitive plural of στρέβλη

στρεβλῶν feminine genitive plural, masculine genitive plural, neuter genitive plural of στρεβλός

στρεβλῶν present active participle masculine vocative singular, present active participle neuter nominative singular, present active participle neuter vocative singular, present active participle neuter accusative singular, present active participle masculine nominative singular of στρεβλόω

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στρέβλη, ἡ, (στρεβλός)
  • winch used in ship-building, A. Supp. 441 (pl.= τὰ ξύλα τῶν νεῶν ἐν οἷς διασφηνοῦνται γομφούμενα (sic, fort. -μεναι), Hsch.).
      • 2 in pl., the twisted cords in a mechanical toy, the untwisting of which releases the motive power, Arist. MA 701b3, 9.
      • 3 clothes-press, prob. worked by a screw, Plu. Frig. 2.950a.
      • 4 part of a filter, τὸν τρυγώδη διὰ σάκκου καὶ στρέβλης ἠθεῖν οἶνον Phot. s.v. σακίζειν.
    • II an instrument of torture, Plb. 18.54.7, LXX 4 Ma. 7.4, J. AJ 19.1.6, Luc. Nec. 14, etc.
      • 2 torture, λύπας, μερίμνας, ἁρπαγάς, στρέβλας, νόσους Diph. 88, cf. PTeb. 789.15 (ii B.C.), D.S. 13.86 (pl.), Phld. Rh. 1.234 S.; ζημίαι καὶ σ. ib. 2.152 S. (pl.).

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