πέλλυτρα

πεδ, λυτρα, τά
A. sock or bandage worn by runners on the ankle, A. Fr. 259, S. Fr. 1080 ; πελλασταί, πελλύτα, πελλύτεμα, are corrupt in Hsch. (Perh. fr. πεδ-F λυτρα 'foot-wrapper', cf. πούς, ἔλυτρον.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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