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γνάθος

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Gloss: a cheek

Transliteration: gnathos

Strong’s: G6751

1. the jaw , properly the lower jaw , ἡ κάτω γν. (Herdotus Historicus); ἔπαγε γνάθον take your teeth to it! (Aristophanes Comicus); oft. in plural, (Plato Philosophus), etc.
2. metaphorically of fire, (Aeschulus Tragicus)
3. metaphorically also, like Lat. fauces, of a narrow strait , (Aeschulus Tragicus)
4. the point or edge , as of a wedge, (Aeschulus Tragicus) (ML)
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