μελίττιον
From LSJ
Ἀναβάντα γὰρ εἰς τὴν ἀκρόπολιν, καὶ διὰ τὴν ὑπερβολὴν τῆς λύπης προσκόψαντα τῷ ζῆν, ἑαυτὸν κατακρημνίσαι → For he ascended the acropolis and then, because he was disgusted with life by reason of his excessive grief, cast himself down the height
English (LSJ)
τό, Dim. of μέλιττα, Ar.V.367 (lyr.).
II cell of a bee's comb: in plural, honeycomb, Arist.HA624a5; cf. μελίσσειος 1.
German (Pape)
[Seite 125] τό, dim. von μέλιττα, Bienchen, Ar. Vesp. 366; Bienenzelle, Sp.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
μελίττιον: τό, ὑποκοριστ. τοῦ μέλιττα, Ἀριστοφ. Σφ. 367. ΙΙ. τὸ κυψελίδιον ἐν τῇ κηρήθρᾳ, καὶ ἐν τῷ πληθ., αὐτὴ ἡ κηρήθρα, Ἀριστοτ. περὶ τὰ Ζ. Ἱστ. 9. 40, 8, πρβλ. κηφήνιον, σφηικίον.
