κνῦμα
From LSJ
ἔνδον σκάπτε, ἔνδον ἡ πηγὴ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ καὶ ἀεὶ ἀναβλύειν δυναμένη, ἐὰν ἀεὶ σκάπτῃς → Dig within. Within is the wellspring of Good; and it is always ready to bubble up, if you just dig | Look within. Within is the fountain of the good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.
English (LSJ)
ατος, τό, (κνύω)
A scratching, κ. τῶν δακτύλων, of a person feeling for the door-handle in the dark, Ar.Ec.36, cf. Gal.19.112.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1464] τό, das Kratzen, Reiben, τῶν δακτύλων, das leise Anklopfen an die Thür, Ar. Eccl. 35, Schol. τὸν ἠρεμαῖον κνησμόν.
