κᾰλαμ-ίσκος, ὁ,
diminutive of κάλαμος, used as a tube or phial, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 1034, “Geoponica” 20.24.1; in Surgery, 2nd c.AD: Antyllus Medicus cited in 4th c.AD: Oribasius Medicus 44.23.39, 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 2.873, 7th c.AD: Paulus Aegineta Medicus 6.88 ] Refs 5th c.BC+].
__2 branch of a candlestick, [[ LXX.Exo.25.30(31). ] LXX]