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σύστρεμμα

σύστρεμμα, anything twisted up together: a body of men, a crowd, concourse

σύστρεμμα, ατος, τό,
  • anything twisted up together: hence,
      • 1 globe, ball, ἐξ ἐρίου Sor. 2.87; ἐρίου ibid., Orib. Syn. 9.55.1; ἐκ σχοινίου Hsch. s.v. σπεῖον; συστρέμματα round drops of water, Arist. Mu. 394a32.
      • 2 body of men, crowd, concourse, Plb. 1.45.10, 35.4.14; band, company, Id. 4.58.4, LXX 2 Ki. 4.2, al.; esp. corps of 1024 light-armed (= 2 ξεναγίαι), Ascl. Tact. 6.3, Ael. Tact. 16.3, Arr. Tact. 14.5; of ἔφηβοι, IG 2(2).2047 (συνστ-), al.: whence συστρεμμᾰτάρχης, ου, ὁ, title of 4 ἔκτακτοι attached to an ἐπίταγμα τῶν ψιλῶν (cf. ἐπιξεναγός), Ascl. Tact. 6.3, Arr. Tact. 14.6, Ael. Tact. 16.4, IG 2(2).3749; and συστρᾰτηγ-αρχέω, IG 2(2).2127 (συνστ-), 2197, al.
      • 3 tumour, Hp. Prorrh. 2.41, Epid. 2.3.12, Gal. UP 8.8, etc.
        • b concretion in the motions, Hp. Epid. 4.52, Antyll. ap. Orib. 8.6.21, Gal. 16.762.

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