πέλεκυς
G8685 · pelekus · greek
a hewing axe
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G8685 G:N-N
a hewing axe
1. an axe for felling trees, with two edges, opposite to the ἡμιπέλεκκον, (Homer) 2. a sacrificial axe , (Homer)—;That it was not, properly, a battle axe appears from the phrase, οὐ δόρασι μάχεσθαι, ἀλλὰ καὶ πελέκεσι to fight not with spears only, but with common axes , i. e. to the last, (Herdotus Historicus) 3. in (Theophrastus Philosophus) Char., πέλεκυς as a child's nickname seems to mean a sharp blade. (ML)
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