ἄγκυρα agkura · G0045

ἄγκῡρα, ἡ, ; anchor, []; ἄ. βάλλεσθαι, καθιέναι, μεθιέναι, ἀΦιέναι to cast anchor, []; ἄ. αἴρειν, αἴρεσθαι to weigh anchor, []; ἐπ᾽ ἀγκυρέων ὁρμεῖν ride at anchor, []; prov, ἀγαθαὶ πέλοντ᾽.. δύ᾽ ἄγκυραι 'tis good to have 'two strings to your bow', []; ἐπὶ τῆς αὐτῆς (i.e. ἀγκύρας) ὁρμεῖν τοῖς πολλοῖς, i.e. 'to be in the same boat' with the many, []; οἴκων ἄ., of a son, []; ἱερὰ ἄ., last hope, []; II pruning-hook, []; III ={αἰδοῖον}, []