πιθήκιον

English (LSJ)

τό, Dim. of πίθηκος, Lat.

   A pithecium Plaut.Mil.989.    II weight hung between two ships coupled for carrying engines of war, Ath.Mech.32.11.    III = ἀντίρρινον, Ps.-Apul.Herb.86.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

πιθήκιον: τό, ὑποκορ. τοῦ πίθηκος, pithecium παρὰ τῷ Πλαύτῳ. ΙΙ. εἶδος μηχανῆς, Ἀρχ. Μαθ. 9.