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νῶτον , τό, or νῶτος , , pl. always νῶτα, τά in early writers (
A.οἱ νῶτοιLXX 3 Ki.7.19(33)) : the gender of thesg. is undetermined in Hom. and Hes. ; neut. in Pi.P.1.28, 4.83, E.Cyc.237, 643, Ar.Eq.289, Pax747, Antiph.132.6 (anap.), and always in Att. acc. to Phryn. 257, etc. : acc. νῶτον is masc. in Hp.Prorrh.2.<*>0,40, X.Eq.3.3 (as cited by Hdn.Gr.1.215), Arist.HA512b17, 544a6, Ephor.224J. :—back, both cf men and animals : sg., of a man, Il.5.147, 13.289, etc. ; of a boar, φρίσσεινῶτον ib.473 ; “ν. . . ὄϊος καὶ πίονος αἰγός9.207 ; of horses, “ἐπὶ νῶτον ἐῗσαι2.765 ; of an eagle, Pi.P.1.9 : pl. freq. used in Poets in sense of sg., “δράκων ἐπὶ νῶτα δαφοινόςIl.2.308, cf. Od.6.225, etc. : sts. in Ep. of the chine of an animal served as food, νῶτα βοὸς . . πίονα ib.4.65 ; “νώτοισιν δ᾽ Ὀδυσῆα διηνεκέεσσι γέραιρεν14.437, cf. Il.7.321 ; of men in battle, τὰ νῶτα ἐντρέψαι to turn the back, i.e. flee, Hdt.7.211 ; νῶτον ἐπιστρέψαι Orac.ib.141 ; “σν̀ μὴ δῷς ν. μηδενίPTeb.21.8 (ii B. C.) ; “δοτέον τὰ ν.Plu.2.787f ; “δεῖξαι νῶταId.Marc.12 (this phrase also of the winner in a race, AP9.557 (Antip. Thess.)) ; “πίπτειν ἐπὶ νώτῳA. Supp.91(lyr.) ; κατὰ νώτου in rear,κατὰ νώτου γενέσθαι τινόςHdt.1.9, 10 ; τὸ στρατόπεδον κατὰ ν. λαβεῖν ib.75 ; “κατὰ ν. βοηθεῖνTh.1.62, etc. ; “κατὰ νῶταTheoc.22.84 ; back of the finger, Procop. Gaz.Ecphr. 168.11.
II. metaph., any wide surface, esp. of the sea, “ἐπ᾽ εὐρέα νῶτα θαλάσσηςIl.2.159, Od.3.142, cf. Hes.Th.762 ; “ἐν νώτοισι ποντίας ἁλόςE.Hel.129 ; πόντου 'πὶ νώτοις ib.774 ; also of the land, “σχίζε ν. γᾶςPi.P.4.228, cf. 26 ; “χθονὸς ν.E.IT46 ; of the sky, “ἀστεροειδέα ν. αἰθέροςId.Fr.114ap.Ar.Th.1067(lyr.) ; “ἐπὶ τῷ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ν.Pl.Phdr. 247c ; but ἕσπερα ν. the evening, i.e. western, sky, E.El.731(lyr.).
2. ridge of a hill or rock, Pi.O.7.87, E.Hipp.128(lyr.) ; of a tomb, Id.Hel.842, etc. ; of a chariot, Id.Tr.572 (anap.) ; of a saw, AP6.204 (Leon.).
3. nave of a wheel, LXX l.c.
4. back of a page, Gal. 15.624 ; “τὰ κατὰ νώτουPOxy.1725.9 (iii A.D.). (Perh. cf. Lat. να^τε_ς.
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