θῶμιγξ

ιγγος, ἡ
A. cord, string, Hdt. 1.199, AP 9.343 (Arch.), Polyaen. 6.50, Ael. VH 3.26; bow-string, A. Pers. 461, Eu. 182, Trag.Adesp. 215; a fishing-line, Opp. H. 3.76, etc. (Perh. cognate with Lat.fūnis.)
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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