ξέσμα
From LSJ
Ῥίζα γὰρ πάντων τῶν κακῶν ἐστιν ἡ φιλαργυρία → Root of all the evils is the love of money (Radix omnium malorum est cupiditas)
English (LSJ)
ατος, τό, (ξέω)
A that which is smoothed or carved: hence, = ξόανον, AP9.328 (pl., Damostr.); v. l. for ξῦσμα in Dsc.2.134. II abrasion, in pl., Jul. Caes.309c. III pl., shavings, filings, M. Ant.8.50, S.E.P.1.129.
German (Pape)
[Seite 278] τό, das Abgeschabte, Abgelratzte; ξέσματα κέρατος, S. Emp. pyrrh. 1, 129; Damostrat. epigr. (IX, 328); Hesych. erkl. ξόανον.
