πρύμν-ᾰ, acc. -ᾰνTh.1.50, al., PCair.Zen.54.8 (iii B.C.); Ion. and Ep. πρύμνη (also in S.Ph.482, Ar.V.399 (anap.); both forms in Phryn.PSp.114 B.): ἡ:— prop. fem. of πρυμνόσ (sc. ναῦσ),
stern, poop
, in Hom. mostly πρύμνη νηῦσ in full, νηὶ̈ πάρα πρύμνῃ, νηὸς ἄπο πρύμνησ, Il.7.383, al., 15.435; ἐπὶ πρύμνῃ ..νηί̈ 11.600; νηὶ̈ ἐνὶ π. Od.2.417: pl., νηυσὶν ἔπι πρύμνῃσιIl.12.403; ἐπὶ π. νέεσσι 13.333; ἐπὶ πρύμνῃσιν (ναῦφι going before) 8.475; but also τῆσ (sc. νηόσ) πρύμνηOd.13.84, cf. Pl.Phd.58a, 58c; π. alone, Il.1.409, al.:— Phrases: πρύμνην ἀνακρούεσθαιHdt.8.84; also metaph. of a man, Ar.l.c.; χωρεῖν πρύμναν
retire, draw back
, E.Andr.1120; ἐπείγει κατὰ πρύμναν, of a fair wind, S.Ph.1451 (anap.); κατὰ π. ἵσταται τὸ πνεῦμαTh.2.97; ἄγειν ἑαυτὴν ἐκ πρύμνησ, metaph. of the soul, Dam.Pr.400.— Ships were generally drawn up on land by the stern, [νῆας] πεδίονδε εἴρυσαν, αὐτὰρ τεῖχος ἐπὶ πρύμνῃσιν ἔδειμανIl.14.32; κατὰ πρύμνας καὶ ἀμφ' ἅλα ἔλσαι Ἀχαιούσ 1.409; πρύμνας λῦσαιE.Hec.539. 2. metaph., π. πόλεοσ
the Acropolis
, A.Supp.345; also of
the vessel
of the State, Id.Th.2, 760 (lyr.); so ἐκ πρύμνης φρενόσ, prob. in Id.Supp.989. II.