σκάλαυθρον
From LSJ
ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην, πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → hard it is to learn the mind of any mortal or the heart, 'till he be tried in chief authority | it is impossible to know fully any man's character, will, or judgment, until he has been proved by the test of rule and law-giving
English (LSJ)
τό,
A oven-rake, gloss on σπαύλαθρον, Hsch.; on σπάλαυθρον, Phot.; cf. σκάλευθρον, σπάλαθρον.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
σκάλαυθρον: καὶ σπάλαυθρον [ᾰ], τό, ὄργανον δι’ οὗ σκαλεύται ἢ ἀναδαυλίζεται τὸ πῦρ, Ἡσύχ., Φώτ.· ὁ Πολυδ. Ι΄, 113 ἔχει σπάλαθρον, καὶ ἐν Ζ΄, 22 σκάλευθρον· - οἱ δόκιμοι τύποι φαίνεται ὅτι εἶναι σκάλευθρον, σπάλαθρον.
