πηδάλιον

pedalion

steering-paddle, rudder

Appears 8 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Cratylus 2
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390d1
390d2
Statesman 2
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272e4
273e1
Clitophon 1
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408b2
Hipparchus 1
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226b4
Hippias Minor 1
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374e4
Republic 1
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Book VI 1
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488c2

Dictionary (LSJ)

πηδάλιον [ᾰ], τό, (πηδόν) A. steering-paddle, rudder, Hom., only in Od.; π. μετὰ χερσὶ . . νηὸς ἔχοντα 3.281 ; π. ποιήσατο, ὄφρʼ ἰθύνοι 5.255 ; πηδαλίῳ ἰθύνετο τεχνηέντως ἥμενος ib.270 ; π. δὲ ἐκ χειρῶν προέηκε ib.315 ; π. δὲ ἓν ποιεῦνται (sc. Αἰγύπτιοι) καὶ τοῦτο διὰ τῆς τρόπιος διαβύνεται Hdt. 2.96; Greek ships had a pair, hence in pl., of a single ship, Id. 4.110, Cratin. 139, Ar. Eq. 542, Diph. 43.11; πηδάλια ζεύγλαισι (cross-bars) παρακαθίετο E. Hel. 1536; ἀνέντες τὰς ζευκτηρίας τῶν π. Act.Ap. 27.40; πηδάλια εἶχε τέτταρα τριακονταπήχη, of the τεσσαρακοντήρης of Ptolemy IV, Callix. 1 : metaph. in Com., [γυνὴ] . . οὐδὲ μικρὸν πείθεται ἑνὶ πηδαλίῳ Theophil. 6 : prov., π. κρεμάσαι to retire from a seafaring life, Ar. Av. 711. 2. metaph., ἱππικὰ π., of reins, A. Th. 206(lyr.); νώμα δικαίῳ π. στρατόν Pi. P. 1.86 ; τὰ π. τῆς διανοίας Pl. Clit. 408b. II. in pl., of the oars by which the nautilus is said to steer himself, Arist. HA 622b13 ; of the long hind legs of the locust and grasshopper, ib.532a29,535b12, cf. IA 710a3. III. = πολύγονον ἄρρεν, Ps.-Dsc. 4.4.

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