κνώδαξ
καὶ τὸ σιγᾶν πολλάκις ἐστὶ σοφώτατον ἀνθρώπῳ νοῆσαι → and silence is often the wisest thing for a man to heed, and often is man's best wisdom to be silent, and often keeping silent is the wisest thing for a man to heed
English (LSJ)
ᾱκος, ὁ, (cf. κνώδων) A 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, Orph.Fr.247.26: more freq. in pl., Hero Spir.1.43, S.E.M.10.93, Orib.49.22.21. II pl., sockets in which the axes of a drum turn, Ph.Bel.75.45. III = χρυσοχοϊκὸν ὄργανον, and in pl., = οἱ ἐν τοῖς φυσητῆρσιν ἀσκοί, Hsch.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1464] ακος, ὁ, Zapfen, Achse; ἡ σφαῖρα τοῖς κνώδαξι περιδινεῖται Sezt. Empir. adv. phys. 2, 51, vgl. 93; a. Sp. Verwandt mit
Greek Monolingual
κνώδαξ, -ακος, ὁ (Α)
βλ. κνώδακας.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
κνώδαξ: ᾱκος ὁ (только pl.) стержень, ось (ἡ σφαίρα τοῖς κνώδαξι περιδινεῖται Sext.).
