previous next
θένα^ρ , α^ρος, τό,
A.palm of the hand, πρυμνὸν ὕπερ θέναρος, i.e. just below the wrist, Il.5.339; “χειρὸς τὸ ἐντὸς θέναρ” Arist.HA493b32, cf. Poll.2.143.
b. pl., the two muscles forming the borders of the palm, Gal.UP2.3.
c. ball of the thumb, Ruf.Onom.87, Gal.18 (2).864.
2. flat of the foot, Hp.Mul.2.116(pl.), Arat.718.
3. metaph., θ. βωμοῖο hollow in the top of the altar, on which the offerings are laid, Pi.P.4.206; ἁλὸς θ. hollow bed of the sea, Id.I.4(3).56. (Cf. OHG. tenar 'palm of the hand'.)
Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. A Greek-English Lexicon. revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones. with the assistance of. Roderick McKenzie. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1940.

The National Endowment for the Humanities provided support for entering this text.

hide Dictionary Entry Lookup
Use this tool to search for dictionary entries in all lexica.
Search for in
How to enter text in Greek:
hide References (1 total)
  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (1):
hide Display Preferences
Greek Display:
Arabic Display:
View by Default:
Browse Bar: