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αὐχήν

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Gloss: nape

Transliteration: auchēn

Strong’s: G6612

1. the neck, throat , of men and beasts, (Homer), etc.
2. metaphorically any narrow passage, a neck of land, isthmus , (Herdotus Historicus)
3. a narrow sea, strait , (Herdotus Historicus); of the point at which the Danube spreads into several branches, (Herdotus Historicus)
4. a narrow mountain-pass, defile , (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
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