τέρχνος
From LSJ
καὶ ὑποθέμενος κατὰ τῆς κεφαλῆς φέρειν τὰς πληγάς, ὡς ἐν ἐκείνῃ τοῦ τε κακοῦ τοῦ πρὸς ἀνθρώπους → and having instructed them to bring their blows against the head, seeing that the harm to humans ... (Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 1.50)
English (LSJ)
εος, τό,
A twig, young shoot, Max.502, Hsch.; also τρέχνος, εος, τό, AP15.25 (Besant., pl.), Hsch.: τὰ τέρχνιja or τρέχνι ja plants, young trees, Inscr.Cypr.135.9H. II τέρχνεα· . . ἐντάφια, Hsch. (Cf. ταρχύω.)
German (Pape)
[Seite 1095] εος, τό, auch τρέχνος, Ast, Zweig, sp. D.
