ἐν ταῖς ἀνάγκαις χρημάτων κρείττων φίλος → it is better in times of need to have friends rather than money, a friend in need is a friend indeed (Menander, Sententiae monostichoi 143)
māchĭnŭla: ae, f.
dim. id.,
I a little machine, Paul. Nol. Carm. 26, 458; Paul. ex Fest. p. 107, 3; p. 147, 2.
māchĭnŭla, æ, f., dim. de machina : P. Fest. 107, 3 ; P. Nol. Carm. 27, 458.