σκώληξ
Ἰατρὸς ἀδόλεσχος ἐπὶ τῇ νόσῳ νόσος → Medicus loquax, secundus aegro morbus est → Ein Arzt, der schwätzt, verdoppelt nur der Krankheit Last
English (LSJ)
ηκος, ὁ,
A worm, esp. earthworm, ὥς τε σκώληξ ἐπὶ γαίῃ κεῖτο ταθείς Il.13.654. 2 pl., grubs or larvae of insects, Ar.V.1111, Fr. 583, Nicopho 1, Thphr.HP8.10.4; ἐξ οὗ ὅλου ὅλον γίνεται τὸ ζῷον, opp. the egg (ᾠόν), Arist.HA489b8, cf. GA733a1, HA506a26, 551b2, al. 3 pl., worms in dung, in decayed matter, in trees and wood, Thphr.HP3.12.6, 5.4.4, etc. 4 metaph., οἱ κόλακές εἰσι . . οὐσίας σκώληκες Anaxil.33.1. 5 aerugo vermicularis, Dsc.5.79, Androm. ap.Gal.13.806. II thread twisted from the distaff, Epig.7. III Aeol. for κολόκυμα, Pl.Com.25, cf. Phryn.PS p.108 B., Hsch., Phot. IV worm-shaped cake, Alciphr.Fr.6. V heap of threshed corn, Hsch.
