θηρίδιον
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)
τό, Dim. of θηρίον, in pl.,
A animalculae, Thphr.HP2.8.3, Arr.Epict.2.9.6, Gal.16.162, Gp.5.53.6.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1209] τό, dim. von θηρίον, Thierchen, Theophr. u. Sp.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
θηρίδιον: τό, ὑποκορ. τοῦ θηρίον, ἐν τῷ πληθ. animalculae, Θεόφρ. Ι. Φ. 2. 8, 3.
