σφιν
From LSJ
τὸ γὰρ πράττειν τοῦ λέγειν καὶ χειροτονεῖν ὕστερον ὂν τῇ τάξει, πρότερον τῇ δυνάμει καὶ κρεῖττόν ἐστιν (Demosthenes 3.15) → for action, even though posterior in the order of events to speaking and voting, is prior in importance and superior
English (LSJ)
σφισι, σφισιν,
A v. σφεῖς. σφισίμολος· διαφορὰ τῆς κινήσεως, Hsch. σφογγιά, σφογγίον, σφόγγος, v. σπογγιά, σπογγίον, σπόγγος.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1051] s. σφεῖς.