ἄρτημα

ατος, τό

ἀρτάω

A. hanging ornament, ear-ring, Hdt. 2.69; cf. λίθινος.
II. cord for suspension, e. g. of the steelyard, Arist. Mech. 853a34, b25, IG 2.834c13, al.; ἐπὶ τὸ αὑτοῦ ἄ. νεύειν Str. 1.1.20.
2. buoy, Plu. Cat.Mi. 38.
3. in pl., ligaments, Gal. 8.125.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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