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1 επίκρια
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2 ἐπίκρια
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3 ὑπέρα
A upper rope: mostly in pl. ὑπέραι, the braces attached to the ends of the sailyards ([etym.] ἐπίκρια), by means of which the sails are shifted fore and aft, acc. to the direction of the wind, Od.5.260, cf. Luc.DMort.4.1: prov. of those who drop the substance to grasp a shadow, ἀφεὶς τὴν ὑ. τὸν πόδα διώκει he lets go the brace to catch at the sheet, Hyp.Fr. 181.II ὑπέραι, = ὕπερα, τά, Hsch. (s. v.l.).
См. также в других словарях:
ἐπίκρια — ἐπίκριον yard arm neut nom/voc/acc pl … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)