ἀορτήρ
aorter
strap to hang
Appears 5 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἀορτήρ, ῆρος, ὁ, (ἀείρω) A. strap to hang anything to, sword-belt, Od. 11.609: in pl., κουλεὸν . . χρυσέοισιν ἀορτήρεσσιν ἀρηρός Il. 11.31 (also expl. as οἱ κρίκοι τῆς θήκης, ). 2. in Od. 13.438 knapsack-strap, στρόφος ἀορτήρ, v. στρόφος.
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