πῠγών · pygōn — LSJ
the distance from the elbow to the first joint of the fingers
The corpus record
πῠγών
pugon · ἡ
the distance from the elbow to the first joint of the fingers
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Distribution
- On Hunting 1 · 1.1/10k
- Histories 1 · 0.05/10k
Senses
Attestations
- πυγόνος · pygonos Herodotus, Histories 2.175.4 (DIORISIS sentence 2820)
- πυγόνος · pygonos Xenophon, On Hunting 10.2 (DIORISIS sentence 422)
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