στάζει γὰρ αὖ μοι φοίνιον τόδ᾽ἐκ βυθοῦ κηκῖον αἷμα → blood oozing from the deep wound, bloody gore drops oozing from the depths of my wound
subs.
P. and V. τάφρος, ἡ, ὄρυγμα, τό, V. αὐλών, ὁ.
