σφηκίον

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τῆς αἰδοῦς ὀλίγην ποιήσασθαι φειδώ → to have little consideration for self-respect

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Transliteration A: sphēkíon Transliteration B: sphēkion Transliteration C: sfikion Beta Code: sfhki/on

English (LSJ)

τό,

   A comb in a wasps' nest, as κηρίον in that of bees, Arist.HA628a17, al., Thphr.HP 4.8.7, Ael.NA4.39.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

σφηκίον: τό, κυψελίδιον ἐν τῇ φωλεᾷ σφηκῶν, ὡς τὸ κηρίον ἐν τῇ τῶν μελισσῶν, Ἀριστ. περὶ τὰ Ζ. Ἱστορ. 9. 41, 6, κ. ἀλλ., Θεοφρ. π. Φυτ. Ἱστ. 4. 8, 7, Αἰλ. π. Ζ. 4. 39. ΙΙ. ὑποκορ. τοῦ σφήξ, Ἐπιφάν. τ. 1, σ. 387Β.

Greek Monolingual

τὸ, Α σφήξ, -ηκός]
1. κυψελίδιο στη φωλιά σφηκών («τοῡ μετοπώρου τελευτῶντος πλεῑστα καὶ μέγιστα γίνεσθαι σφηκία», Αριστοτ.)
2. υποκορ. του σφήξ.