μηρός, ὁ,
thigh, φάσγανον ὀξὺ ἐρυσσάμενος παρὰ μηροῦ drawing his sword from
his thigh, where it hung, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; μηρὼ πληξάμενος, in sign of vehement agitation, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ μηρόν τινος
beside it, [
LXX+7th c.BC+]
2)
thigh-bone, κατ᾽ ἰσχίον, ἔνθα τε μηρὸς ἰσχίῳ ἐνστρέφεται [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; especially of
thigh-bones with flesh offered in sacrifice, μηροὺς ἐξέταμον [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
3) generally,
leg-bones, κάμηλος ἐν τοῖσι ὀπισθίοισι σκέλεσι ἔχει τέσσερας μηροὺς καὶ γούνατα τέσσερα [
Refs 5th c.BC+]. (Cf. OIr.
mīr 'piece', Latin
membrum, from
mēmsro, Sanskrit
māmsám 'meat'.)