εἴλημα

ατος, τό

εἰλέω

A. veil, covering, wrapper, [Hdt.] ap.Stob. 3.28.18a.
II. = εἰλεός 1, Hp. Flat. 9 (pl., dub.).
2. a coil, σχοινίου S.E. M. 7.187; roll of a bandage, Gal. 18(1).809.
III. Archit., arch spanning intercolumniation, Arch.Anz. 19.8 (Milet.), CIG 2782.31 (Aphrodisias).
IV. vault, cellar, prob. in PLond.ined. 1821.387.

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Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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