ἄγκιστρον
From LSJ
Εὐκαταφρόνητός ἐστι σιγηρὸς τρόπος → A way of life disposed to silence is contemptible → Taciturna facile ingenia contemni solent → Gemein ist ein Charakter, über den man schweigt
English (LSJ)
τό
A, (ἄγκος) fish-hook, Od.4.369, Hdt.2.70, etc.; hook of a spindle, Pl.R.616c; surgical instrument, Philum.Ven.2.6, Cael. Aur.TP5.1; generally, hook, D.C.60.35.