κώκυμα
From LSJ
ὀλιγαρχία δὲ τῶν μὲν κινδύνων τοῖς πολλοῖς μεταδίδωσι͵ τῶν δ΄ ὠφελίμων οὐ πλεονεκτεῖ μόνον, ἀλλὰ κτλ. → But an oligarchy gives the many a share of the danger, and not content with the largest part takes and keeps the whole of the profit (Thucyd. 6.39)
English (LSJ)
ατος, τό,
A shriek, wail, in pl., λιγέα κ. A.Pers.332; ὀξέα S. Aj.321; ὔρθια Id.Ant.1206.