λᾰβ-ίς, ίδος, ἡ,
={λαβή}, handle, [[ 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 2.704] Refs 2nd c.AD+]; hilt, [[ LXX.Josh.3.22, “Etymologicum Magnum” 594.9. ] LXX]
__II active, holder, i.e.
__II.1 forceps, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Steril.” 244, “Hermes” 38.282 (codex Laur.), 2nd c.AD: Apollonius Biographus cited in 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 12.659. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 clamp, clasp, [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 6.23.11; λ. σιδηραῖ “Inscription Délos” 442 B 168 (2nd c.BC). ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__II.3 tongs or snuffers to trim lamps, [[ LXX.Exo.38.17 (37.23), LXX.Num.4.9, variant in 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 8.3.7. ] LXX+1st c.AD+]
__II.4 ={πυράγρα}, [[ Cyrilli Glossarium ] Refs]