δράξ
From LSJ
ἐξ ὀνύχων λέοντα τεκμαίρεσθαι → judge by the claws, judge by a slight but characteristic mark, small traits give the clue to the character of a person, deduce something from a small indication, identify a lion from its claws
English (LSJ)
ᾰκός, ἡ,
A handful, πηλοῦ Batr.237; ἀλφίτων Porph.Abst.2.17. II the hand, τίς ἐμέτρησε τὴν γῆν δρακί; LXX Is.40.12 (so δράξ· παλάμη, Hsch.); τὰς δράκας καρτερῶς σφίγξαι Herm. ap. Stob. 1.49.44; the claw of the constellation Leo, Ptol.Alm.7.5. III a measure, Dsc.5.87, Hero *Mens.61.9, Hsch. IV βακχικαὶ δ., = θύρσοι, Sch.Il.6.134.
German (Pape)
[Seite 665] ακός, ὁ, auch ἡ, = δράγμα, eine Handvoll; Batr. 940; vgl. Poll. 2, 144. 147. 9, 77; LXX, u. Sp. – Die (flache) Hand; Hesych., τοὺς δράκας σφίγξας, Stob. ecl. p. 968.
