στροφ-εύς,έως,ὁ,
A. vertebra, Poll. 2.130 .
II. socketin which the pivot of a door (cf.στρόφιγξ) moved, Ar. Th. 487 , Fr. 255 , Hermipp. 47.9 (anap.), Thphr. HP 5.6.4 , Kourouniotes Ἐλευσινιακά
1.190
(Eleusis,iv B.C.), IG 11(2).287
B 148 (Delos,iii B.C.), Plb. 7.16.5 .
2. the pivot itself,=στρόφιγξ, ὁ κατὰ τοῦ ὁλμίσκου βεβηκὼς ς. S.E. M. 10.54 , cf. BGU 1201.17 (i B.C. /i A.D.), PMag.Osl. 1.136 , Luc. DMeretr. 12.3 .
3. part of a weasel-trap,Gloss.