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χειρῶν-αξ

cheironax · ὁ

one who is master of his hands

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What it meant

χειρῶν-αξ · cheirōn-ax — LSJ

one who is master of his hands, handicraftsman

one who is master of his hands (ἄναξ τῶν χειρῶν), i.e. handicraftsman, Hdt. 1.93, 2.141, Hp. Acut. 8, Art. 53, D.H. 6.51, Plu. Praec. 2.802a, etc.

b

as Adj., πᾶς ὁ χ. λεώς S. Fr. 844.

II one who handles, deals in

generally, one who handles, deals in a thing, τῶνδε χειρώνακτες . . λόγων, i.e. soothsayers, E. Fr. 795.3.

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