forpex
From LSJ
Κύριε, σῶσον τὸν δοῦλον σου κτλ. → Lord, save your slave ... (mosaic inscription from 4th cent. church in the Negev)
Latin > English
forpex forpicis N F :: tongs, pincers; shears
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
forpex: ĭcis, f. corrupted from forfex,
I fire-tongs, Cato, R. R. 10, 3; 11, 5; Suet. Aug. 75; Sid. Epith. 15, 184.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
forpex,¹⁶ ĭcis, f., pinces, pincettes, ciseaux : Cato Agr. 10, 3 ; Suet. Aug. 75. Charisius (94, 21) croit que c’est le même mot que forceps.
Latin > German (Georges)
forpex, picis, f. (umgestellt aus forceps, w. s.), die Feuerzange, Cato r. r. 10, 3 u. 11, 5. Suet. Aug. 75. Sidon. carm. 15, 184.
