χελώνιον. ἐπόντων τῶν χελωνίων (v l χελωνιδίων) αν17. 479a6. ἡ μαλακότης τοῦ χελωνίου Ζμγ9. 671 a32 (χελώνειονSchol ad Ζμ p 31, 2). syn τὸ δέρμα ὀστρακῶδες, τὸ πε-ριέχον v χελώνη p 849 b27.
IG11(2).287A46 (Delos, iii B. C.), Inscr.Délos 316.72 (iii B. C.), PTeb.46.17 (ii B. C.), BGU1028.20,26 (ii A. D.), POxy.113.4 (ii A. D.), Theognost.Can.124, Sch.Od.21.47. 2.
arch
or
bow
for releasing the string of the stomach-bow, HeroBel.77.11. 3.
knob
against which the butt-ends of the arms of a torsion-engine rest, ib.93.7. 4. prob. part of an irrigation machine, PLond.3.1177.179 (ii A. D.); part of a crane in which the axle turns, Vitr.10.2.2, al.