πηκτίς, Dor.
πᾱκτίς,ίδος, Aeol.
πᾶκτις,ιδος,ἡ,
A. stringed instrumentused by the Lydians, Sapph. 122 , Alc. Supp. 5.5 , Pi. Fr. 125 , Hdt. 1.17 , S. Frr. 241 (pl.), 412 , Telest. 5.4 (pl.), Sopat. 11 ; played with finger (notπλῆκτρον), Aristox. Fr.Hist. 66 : pl., Ar. Th. 1217 , Pl. R. 399c , Arist. Pol. 1341a40 , Anaxil. 15 ; said to have been introduced (from Lydia) by Sappho, Menaechm. 5 ; later, = λύρα , Luc. DMar. 1.4 .
2. shepherd's pipe, Pan's pipes,
APl. 4.244 ( Agath. );ἐπὶ χείλεσι σύρων π. AP 9.586 (Cometas), cf. Procop.Gaz. p.137
B.
3. cageornet for catching birds, in pl., Dionys. Av. 3.1 , Sch. Ar. Av. 528 .
II. carvingknife, Suid.