κνώδαξ: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ᾱκος, ὁ, (cf. [[κνώδων]]) <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[pin]] or [[pivot]] on which a body or machine turns, καθάπερ ἐπὶ κνώδακος τῆς τοῦ δευτέρου σπονδύλου ἀποφύσεως ἡ κεφαλὴ ἐπιστρέφεται Gal.14.720, cf. 723; [[axis]] of a sphere, <span class="bibl">Orph.<span class="title">Fr.</span>247.26</span>: more freq. in plural, <span class="bibl">Hero <span class="title">Spir.</span>1.43</span>, <span class="bibl">S.E.<span class="title">M.</span>10.93</span>, <span class="bibl">Orib.49.22.21</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> pl., [[sockets]] in which the axes of a drum turn, <span class="bibl">Ph.<span class="title">Bel.</span>75.45</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">III</span> = [[χρυσοχοϊκὸν ὄργανον]], and in plural, = [[οἱ ἐν τοῖς φυσητῆρσιν ἀσκοί]], Hsch.</span>