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ἡνία (B), Dor. ἁνία , , post-Hom.,= foreg.,
3. as a military term, ἐφ᾽ ἡνίαν wheeling to the left (the left being the bridle hand), Plb. 10.23.2, Ascl. Tact.10.2, Polyaen.4.3.21; [“τὸν ἵππον] περισπάσας ἐφ᾽ ἡνίαν τῷ χαλινῷPlu.Marc.6; ἐξ ἡνίας, opp. ἐκ δόρατος, Plb.11.23.6.
II. any leather thong, esp. sandal-thong, “ἡνίαι ΛακωνικαίAr.Ec.508.
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