ψηφίον
From LSJ
καὶ ὑποθέμενος κατὰ τῆς κεφαλῆς φέρειν τὰς πληγάς, ὡς ἐν ἐκείνῃ τοῦ τε κακοῦ τοῦ πρὸς ἀνθρώπους → and having instructed them to bring their blows against the head, seeing that the harm to humans ... (Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 1.50)
English (LSJ)
τό, Dim. of ψῆφος,
A small pebble, gravel, Aq.Am.9.9; pellet, μέλιτος Orib.Fr.35 (pl.).
German (Pape)
[Seite 1397] τό, dim. von ψῆφος, 1) kleines Steinchen. – 2) der Ort, wo berathschlagt, abgestimmt wird, erst Sp.