ἕρμα (2), ατος: prop; pl., of the supports
placed under ships when drawn up on shore, Il. 1.486; met., of persons, ἕρμα
πόληος, ‘prop and stay,’
‘pillar’ of the state, Il. 16.549; of an arrow, μελαινέων
ἕρμ̓ ὀδυνα?ων, ‘bearer of black
pains,’ by some referred to ἕρμα
1, Il. 4.117.
Georg Autenrieth. A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1891.
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