κρουνός
From LSJ
κρατίστην εἶναι δημοκρατίαν τὴν μήτε πλουσίους ἄγαν μήτε πένητας ἔχουσαν πολίτας → the best democracy is that in which the citizens are neither very rich nor very poor (Thales/Plutarch)
English (LSJ)
ὁ,
A spring, well head, whence streams (πηγαί) issue, Il.22.147, 208; χείμαρροι ποταμοὶ . . κρουνῶν ἐκ μεγάλων 4.454, cf. Pi.O.13.63, Men. 530.22, PLond.3.1177.290 (ii A. D.), etc.; κρουνοὶ κρηναίου ποτοῦ S. Tr.14. 2 metaph., κ. αἵματος E.Rh.790, cf. Hec.568; κρουνοὶ Ἁφαίστοιο streams of lava from Etna, Pi.P.1.25; of streaming perspiration, Hp.Aph.7.85, Lib.Ep.316.3: metaph., torrent of words, θαρρῶν τὸν κ. ἀφίει Ar.Ra.1005. 3 watercourse, Str.5.3.8. 4 spout, nozzle, Hero Spir.2.25, al.
