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χειρο-στρόφιον

cheirostrophion · τό

instrument of torture for twisting the hands

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What it meant

χειρο-στρόφιον · cheiro-strophion — LSJ

instrument of torture for twisting the hands, arms

instrument of torture for twisting the hands or arms, Hdn. Epim. 150.

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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