σκίναξ
From LSJ
ἐπὶ ξυροῦ γὰρ ἀκμῆς ἔχεται ἡμῖν τὰ πρήγματα → our affairs are balanced on a razor's edge, our affairs are set upon the razor's edge
English (LSJ)
[ῐ], ᾰκος, ὁ, ἡ,
A quick, nimble, epith. of hares, σ. νεαροῖο λαγωοῦ Nic.Th.577; so ὁ σ.,= λαγώς, Id.Al.67; cf. κίνδαξ.
German (Pape)
[Seite 899] ακος, rührig, gewandt, behend, flink, schnell, bes. vom Haasen, für den es auch als, subst. steht, Nic. Al. 67 Th. 577.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
σκίναξ: [ῐ], -ᾰκος, ὁ, ἡ, (συνήθως ἐτυμολογεῖται ἐκ τοῦ κινέω)· ταχύς, εὐκίνητος, πηδηκτός, ἐπίθετον τῶν λαγωῶν, σκ. νεαροῖο λαγωοῦ Νικ. Θηρ. 577· οὕτως, σκίναξ, = λαγώς, ὁ αὐτ. ἐν Ἀλεξιφ. 67· καὶ ὁ Ἡσύχ. ἔχει τὴν λέξ. κίνδαξ ἐπὶ τῆς αὐτῆς σημασίας.
