ἄγκῡρα, ἡ,
anchor, [
Refs 7th c.BC+]; ἄ. βάλλεσθαι, καθιέναι, μεθιέναι, ἀΦιέναι to cast
anchor, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄ. αἴρειν, αἴρεσθαι to weigh
anchor, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπ᾽ ἀγκυρέων ὁρμεῖν ride at
anchor, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; prov, ἀγαθαὶ πέλοντ᾽. δύ᾽ ἄγκυραι 'tis good to have 'two strings to your bow', [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ τῆς αὐτῆς (i.e. ἀγκύρας) ὁρμεῖν τοῖς πολλοῖς, i.e. 'to be in the same boat' with the many, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἴκων ἄ, of a son, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἱερὰ ἄ, last hope, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II)
pruning-hook, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
III) ={αἰδοῖον}, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]