σκνίψ, ὁ,
genitive σκνῑπός: nominative plural σκνῖφες [[ LXX.Exo.8.16(12), +others, but σκνῖπες LXX.Psa.104(105).31 ] LXX]; accusative σκνίπας [ῐ] [[ 2nd c.BC: Ezekiel Poeta Judaeus “Exagoge - Mnemosyne” 135 ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]:—an insect found under the bark of trees, eaten by the woodpecker, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 614b1, “Sens.” 444b12 ] Refs 4th c.BC+] (in both places with variant{κνίψ}, which is the form used by [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus), 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.636d: from its quick jump comes the proverbial, ὁ σκνὶψ ἐν χώρᾳ] Refs 4th c.BC+] 'a flea at home!' [[ 5th c.BC: Strattis Comicus 70, 2nd c.AD: Zenobius Paroemiographus 5.35 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—an insect which attacks vines, [[ 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 12.186] Refs 2nd c.AD+]. (Cf. Slavonic sknipa 'gnat'.)