πεμφρηδών
δός μοι πᾷ στῶ καὶ τὰν γᾶν κινήσω → give me a place to stand and I will move the earth, give me a place to stand and I'll move the earth, give me the place to stand and I shall move the earth, give me a place to stand and with a lever I will move the whole world, give me a firm spot to stand and I will move the world, give me a lever and a place to stand and I will move the earth, give me a fulcrum and I shall move the world
English (LSJ)
όνος, ἡ, a kind of
A wasp that builds in hollow oaks, Nic. Al.183 (cf. Sch.), Th. 812 ; cf. τενθρηδών, ἀνθρηδών.
German (Pape)
[Seite 554] όνος, ἡ, wie τενθρηδών, eine Wespenart, die in hohlen Eichen wohnt und Wachszellen mit Honig bau't, nach Andern bau'te sie unter der Erde, Nic. Al. 183 Th. 812, wo die Scholl. zu vgl., u. Arist. H. A. 9, 43.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
πεμφρηδών: -όνος, ἡ, εἶδος σφηκὸς σχηματίζοντος τὰς ἑαυτοῦ κυψέλας ἐντὸς τῶν κοίλων δρυῶν ἢ ὑπὸ τὴν γῆν, Νικ. Ἀλεξ. 183, Θ. 812· πρβλ. τενθρηδών, ἀνθρηδών.