shaft
From LSJ
κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
shaft of a spear: Ar. and V. κάμαξ, ὁ or ἡ, P. ῥάβδος, ἡ (Xen.).
shaft of a carriage: P. ῥυμός, ὁ (Herodotus); see pole.
weapon: P. and V. βέλος, τό (rare P.); see dart.
arrow: P. and V. τόξευμα, τό, οἰστός, ὁ (rare P.), βέλος, τό (rare P.), V. ἰός, ὁ, ἄτρακτος, ἡ, πτερόν, τό; see arrow.
