κνώδαξ
From LSJ
ἑτέρως ἠδύνατο βέλτιον ἢ ὡς νῦν ἔχει κατεσκευάσθαι → otherwise they could have been constructed better than they are now (Galen, On the use of parts of the body 4.143.1 Kühn)
English (LSJ)
ᾱκος, ὁ, (cf. κνώδων)
A pin or pivot on which a body or machine turns, καθάπερ ἐπὶ κνώδακος τῆς τοῦ δευτέρου σπονδύλου ἀποφύσεως ἡ κεφαλὴ ἐπιστρέφεται Gal.14.720, cf. 723; axis of a sphere, Orph.Fr.247.26: more freq. in pl., Hero Spir.1.43, S.E.M.10.93, Orib.49.22.21. II pl., sockets in which the axes of a drum turn, Ph.Bel.75.45. III = χρυσοχοϊκὸν ὄργανον, and in pl., = οἱ ἐν τοῖς φυσητῆρσιν ἀσκοί, Hsch.
