σπαθίον
From LSJ
Ὁ δὲ μὴ δυνάμενος κοινωνεῖν ἢ μηδὲν δεόμενος δι' αὐτάρκειαν οὐθὲν μέρος πόλεως, ὥστε ἢ θηρίον ἢ θεός → Whoever is incapable of associating, or has no need to because of self-sufficiency, is no part of a state; so he is either a beast or a god
English (LSJ)
τό, Dim. of σπάθη (signf. 1), AP6.283; (signf. 5), POxy.1839.4 (vi A.D.); (signf. 2), Gal.2.724, al.;
A knife, scalpel, Sor.2.63; blade of a scalpel, Hippiatr.20; small blade in a machine, Hero Spir.1.42; name of a measure of capacity, ἐλαίου σ. ἓν ἐσφραγισμένον PLond. 2.236.5 (iv A.D.), cf. 3.1266 (a).7 (ii A.D.), etc.
Greek Monotonic
σπαθίον: τό, υποκορ. του σπάθη, σε Ανθ.
Dutch (Woordenboekgrieks.nl)
σπαθίον -ου, τό, demin. van σπάθη, kleine spaan (om bij het weven de inslag vast te duwen).
