στελεά,ἡ,
A. haft, shaft, [στυρακίου] Aen.Tact. 18.10 (unless= socket); Ep.
στελεή, τυπίδος
A.R. 4.957
: alsoστειλειή,haftof an axe, Od. 21.422 ,v.l.in
Nic. Th. 387 .
II. metaph.,στειλέαν,=τὴν μακρὰν ῥάφανον, Antiph. ( Fr. 121 ?) ap. Hsch. (cf.στελεός). (The statement of Hsch.,EM 726.52 , Eust. 1531.37 , thatστειλειή = holein the axe-head, may be due to a misunderstanding of Od. l.c.) (Withστελεά, στελεόν, στελεός, cf. O E.
stela'stem, stalk', Engl. (dial.)steal'handle of a hammer, axe, rake, etc., shaft of an arrow or javelin'.)