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ὠλέκρανον

ὠλέκρανον, the point of the elbow

ὠλέκρᾱν-ον, τό, for ὠλενόκρανον,
  • = ὠλένης κρανίον (Ἀριστοφάνης ὀλέκρανα λέγει τὰ τῶν ὠλενῶν κρανία Suid. s.v. ὀλέκρανον,) point of the elbow, Arist. HA 493b27 (v.l. ὀλέκρανον), al.; Hp. used ἀγκών for ὠλέκρανον, acc. to Gal. UP 2.2, 14: but ὀλέκρ. is found in Hp. Epid. 7.61. [ὀλέκρανον is required by the metre in Ar. Pax 443; τὸ ὠλέκρανον διὰ τοῦ ω̄ προφέρουσιν, ἡ δὲ συνήθεια διὰ τοῦ ο̄ Hellad. ap. Phot. p.533 B.; Phot. has ὠλ-, but places it after ὀλέκει.]

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