τομ-εύς,έως,ὁ, Dor. dat. pl.τομέεσσι(vv. ll.τομέσι, τομεσσι) Archim. Spir. 25 :—
A. one that cuts, a carver,
Poll. 6.13 , etc.; τ. σίδηρος
Max. 277
; πέλεκυς αὐχένος τ.
Trag.Adesp. 412
;divider, ὁ ἀόρατος τ.,i. e. God, Ph. 1.498 ; asAdj.,ὁ τ. λόγοςib. 491 .
2. shoemaker's knife,
Pl. Alc. 1.129c ;edge of a knife,
X. Eq.Mag. 2.3 .
3. forceps,
gloss on τομεῖον , Gal. 19.146 .
4. pl.τομεῖς,οἱ, cutting-teeth, incisors,
Anon.Lond. 24.23 , Cels. 8.1 , Gal. 2.754 , Poll. 2.91 , Gp. 16.1.13 , Simp. in Cael. 664.3 .
II. Math.,sectorof a circle, Euc. 6.33 , Hero