pouv" pouv" (not pouv", see Lob. ad Phryn., p. 765; G?ttling, Accentl., p. 244; (Chandler, Greek Accentuation, sec. 566); Winer's Grammar, sec. 6, 1 d.; Lipsius, Gram. Untersuch., p. 48), podov", oJ (allied with pevdon, pevza, Latin pes, etc.; Curtius, sec. 291; Vanicek, p. 473), dative plural posivn, from Homer down, Hebrew lg<r,; a foot, both of men and of beasts: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; , and often. From the oriental practice of placing the foot upon the vanquished (), come the follow expressions: uJpov touv" povda" suntrivbein ((which see) tina, ; uJpotavssein tina, ; ; ; tiqevnai, ; tiqevnai tina uJpokavtw tw'n podw'n, L T Tr WH; uJpopovdion tw'n podw'n, R G; (here WH uJpokavtw tw'n podw'n); ; ; ; ; disciples listening to their teacher's instruction are said parav (or prov") touv" povda" tivno" kaqh'sqai or parakaqisai, ; , cf. ; to lay a thing parav (or prov") touv" povda" tivno" is used of those who consign it to his power and care, ; ,; ; . In saluting, paying homage, supplicating, etc., persons are said prov" touv" povda" tivno" pivptein or prospivptein: ; ; ; parav); ; eij" touv" povda" tivno", (Rec.); (here T Tr WH prov"); pivptein e[mprosqen tw'n podw'n tivno", ; proskunei'n e[mprosqen (or ejnwvpion) tw'n podw'n tivno", ; ; peswvn ejpiv touv" povda", . By a poetic usage that member of the body which is the chief organ or instrument in any given action is put for the man himself (see glw'ssa, 1); thus oiJ povde" tivno" is used for the man in motion: ( (); ; ; ; .