κνώδαξ,ᾱκος,ὁ, (cf.κνώδων)
A. pinorpivoton which a body or machine turns, καθάπερ ἐπὶ κνώδακος τῆς τοῦ δευτέρου σπονδύλου ἀποφύσεως ἡ κεφαλὴ ἐπιστρέφεται
Gal. 14.720
, cf. 723 ;axisof a sphere, Orph. Fr. 247.26 : more freq. in pl., Hero Spir. 1.43 , S.E. M. 10.93 , Orib. 49.22.21 .
II. pl.,socketsin which the axes of a drum turn, Ph. Bel. 75.45 .
III.
= χρυσοχοϊκὸν ὄργανον , and in pl., = οἱ ἐν τοῖς φυσητῆρσιν ἀσκοί , Hsch.