fist
From LSJ
τῶν γὰρ μετρίων πρῶτα μὲν εἰπεῖν τοὔνομα νικᾷ → the first mention of the word moderation wins the game (Euripides, Medea 125f.)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
strike with the fist: P. πὺξ παίειν (absol.) (Dem 1252), Ar. πὺξ πατάσσειν.
fists met in loud conflict: V. πυγμαὶ δ' ἦσαν ἐγκροτούμεναι (Euripides, Iphigenia in Tauris 1368).
who used his fist on your head? V. τίς ἐς σὸν κρᾶτ' ἐπύκτευσεν; (Euripides, Cyclops 229).
