ὄνυξ
onuxNoun (Masculine)G8521
a claw
Full Lexicon Entry
1.Lat. unguis, in (Homer) only in plural of the eagle's talons;—; of human beings, a nail, (Hesiod), attic:—;of horses and oxen, a hoof, (Xenophon Historicus)—;Special phrases, *εἰς ἄκρους τοὺς ὄνυχας ἀφίκετο *(i.e. ὁ οἶνος); warmed me to my fingers' ends, (Euripides); *ὄνυχας ἐπ᾽ ἄκρους στάς *on tiptoe, Lat. summis digitis, (Euripides); *ἐξ ἁπαλῶν ὀνύχων *from childhood, (Horace) de tenero ungui, [variant datesAnthology Palantina; ὀδοῦσι καὶ ὄνυξι, i. e. in every possible way, (Lucian)
2.a veined gem, onyx, (Lucian)
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)
Morphology G:N-M
DescriptionGreek Noun, Masculine
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