λύχνον μεθ᾿ ἡμέραν ἅψας περιῄει λέγων “ἄνθρωπον ζητῶ” → He lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about, “I am looking for a human”
subs.
Ar. and P. ῥάβδος, ἡ; see stick.
v. trans.
Ar. ῥαβδίζειν; see beat.
Cudgel one's brains: use ponder.