ἐλάττω ἔχειν γῆν τὸν ἀγρὸν ἐπιστολῆς Λακωνικῆς → own a farm smaller than a Laconian letter, own a tiny farm
from the same as צֶ֫בַע (in the sense of grasping); something to sieze with, i.e. a finger; by analogy, a toe: finger, toe.
