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ἀγοστός

ἀγοστός, the flat of the hand

ἀγοστός, ὁ,
  • flat of the hand, Hom. only in Il., in the phrase ὁ δʼ ἐν κονίῃσι πεσὼν ἕλε γαῖαν ἀγοστῷ 11.425, al.; χειρὸς ἀ. A.R. 3.120.
    • II arm, = ἀγκάλη, Theoc. 17.129, AP 7.464 (Antip.); pl., ib. 5.254.15 (Paul.Sil.): metaph., [Ἀκαδημείας] ἐν ἀγοστῷ Simon. 150.
    • III dirt, filth, Sch. Il. 6.506. (Perh. cognate with Skt. haástas ‘hand’.)

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