πελεκᾶς
From LSJ
Ἐσθλῷ γὰρ ἀνδρὶ τἆσθλὰ καὶ διδοῖ θεός → Bonis hominibus quid nisi bona det deus? → Dem edlen Mann gibt Gott auch das, was edel ist
English (LSJ)
ᾶντος, ὁ,
A woodpecker, as if joiner-bird (from πελεκάω), Ar. Av.884, 1155.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
πελεκᾶς: -ᾶντος, ὁ, ὁ δρυοκολάπτης ἢ «ξυλοφαγᾶς», οἰονεὶ ὁ ξυλουργὸς (ἐκ τοῦ πελεκάω), Ἀριστοφ. Ὄρν. 884, πρβλ. 1155, 1157.
