ἔντομον
From LSJ
ἄλογον δὴ τὸ μήτε μάχης ἄρξασθαι μήτε τοὺς φίλους φυλάξαι, ἐὰν ὑπό γε τῶν βαρβάρων ἀδικῆσθε → It is irrational neither to begin battle nor to guard the friends, if you are ever wronged by the foreigners
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ἔντομον: τό
1) (sc. ζῷον) преимущ. pl. насекомое Arst.;
2) pl. (sc. σφάγια) жертвоприношения теням усопших Her.