κώπη

kōpēUnknownG8144

an oar

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1.any handle
2.the handle of an oar, and generally an oar, (Odyssey by Homer), attic; νερτέρᾳ προσήμενος κώπῃ, = θαλαμίτης, metaphorically of a man of low rank, (Aeschulus Tragicus); παραπέμπειν ἐφ᾽ ἕνδεκα κώπαις, a proverb of dubious origin, meaning "to escort with all the honours, " (Aristophanes Comicus):—;poetry to express ships, σὺν κώπᾳ χιλιοναύτᾳ, of Agamemnon's fleet, (Euripides)
3.the handle of a sword, the haft, hilt, Lat. capulus, (Homer)
4.the handle of a key, (Odyssey by Homer)
5.the haft of a torch, (Euripides)

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