κηφήνιον
From LSJ
ὅτι μέντοι καὶ ἡ χρῆσις τῶν τρόπων, ὥσπερ τἆλλα πάντα καλὰ ἐν λόγοις, προαγωγὸν ἀεὶ πρὸς τὸ ἄμετρον, δῆλον ἤδη, κἂν ἐγὼ μὴ λέγω → however, it is also obvious, even without my saying so, that the use of figures of speech, like other literary adornments, is something that has always tempted toward excess
English (LSJ)
τό, Dim. of κηφήν, drone's grub, Arist.HA623b34; drone's cell, ib.624a2.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1436] τό (dim. zum Vorigen, kleine Drohne, od. junge Brut der Drohnen), die Drohnenzelle, Arist. H. A. 9, 40 A.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
κηφήνιον: τό, ὑποκορ. τοῦ κηφήν, ὁ κηφὴν ἐν καταστάσει ἐμβρύου, Ἀριστ. π. τὰ Ζ. Ἱστ. 9. 40, 7.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
κηφήνιον: τό маленький трутень Arst.
