κώπη (kōpē)
kōpē
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) (ML)
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) (ML)