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ἀμφίβληστρον

ἀμφίβληστρον, anything thrown round; a net

ἀμφίβληστρ-ον, τό,
  • anything thrown round:
      • 1 casting-net, Hes. Sc. 215, Hdt. 1.141, 2.95; ἀμφιβλήστρῳ περιβάλλεσθαι Men. 27, cf. Stratt. 7, Epil. 1, Ph. Bel. 95, Ev.Matt. 4.18.
        • b metaph., of the garment thrown like a net over Agamemnon, A. Ag. 1382, Ch. 492; of the shirt of Nessus, Ἐρινύων ὑφαντὸν ἀ. S. Tr. 1052; ἀμφίβληστρα σώματος ῥάκη rags thrown around body, E. Hel. 1079.
      • 2 fetter, bond, A. Pr. 81.
      • 3 of encircling walls, ἀμφίβληστρα τοίχων E. IT 96.

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