σκυλ-μός,ὁ,
A. rending, mangling, Sch. Il. 17.62 .
2. irritation, of purgatives or plasters, Sor. 2.41 , 42 , Archig. ap. Orib. 8.2.8 , Orib. Fr. 74 .
3. annoyance, vexation, freq. in pl., LXX 3 Ma. 3.25 , 4.6 , Artem. 2.30 , Man. 4.364 , Ptol. Tetr. 206 , Petos. ap. Vett.Val. 96.6 ; of a lover'sviolence,
AP 5.198 ( Hedyl. ): sg., PTeb. 41.7
(ii B.C.), PFay. 111.5
(i A.D.), al., Vett.Val. 180.7 .
4. expenditure of effort, trouble,
POxy. 941.5
(vi A.D.).