διάσφιγξις
From LSJ
τὰ σῦκα σῦκα, τὴν σκάφην δὲ σκάφην ὀνομάζειν → call a spade a spade | speak the truth | speak straight from the shoulder | give it straight from the shoulder | give the straight goods | not to mince matters | not to mince words | not mince words | call things by their right names | call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel | call a shovel a shovel | call a spade a spade, not a big spoon
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ,
A binding tight, ligature, Sor.2.41, Heliod. ap. Orib.10.18, Antyll.ib.7.9.3, Aret. CA2.2.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
διάσφιγξις: -εως, ἡ, ἰσχυρὸν σφίξιμον, Ἀρετ. π. Θερ. Ὀξ. Παθ. 2. 2.
