ἱστοδόκη
ἱστοδόκη, the mast-crutch
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ἱστοδόκης Noun: feminine genitive singular of ἱστοδόκη
ἱστο-δόκη, ἡ,
- mast-holder, a piece of wood standing up from the stern, on which the mast rested when let down, Il. 1.434; glossed by ἱστο-θήκη, Sch.D ad loc., EM 478.30.
ἱστο·δόκη, ης (ἡ) chevalet sur lequel on renverse le mât d’un vaisseau, Il. 1, 434.
Étym. ἱστός, δέχομαι.
ἱστοδόκη, ἡ, Behälter für den Mastbaum, das Lager, in welches der Mastbaum hineingelegt wird, wenn er heruntergelassen ist, ἱστὸν δʼ ἱστοδόκῃ πέλασαν προτόνοισιν ὑφέντες Il. 1.434.
ἱστοδόκη
-ης, ἡ
[ἱστός + δοκ-, δέχομαι.]
A crutch in the after part of a ship to receive the mast when lowered Il. 1.434.
ἱστοδόκη (δέχομαι): mast - receiver, mast-crutch, a saw-horse shaped support on the after-deck to receive the mast when lowered, Il. 1.434†. (Plate IV.)
ἱστοδόκη
ἱστο-δόκη, ἡ,
δέχομαι
- the mast-crutch, on which the mast rested when let down, Il.