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sage-apple, Salvia calycina σφάκος[ᾰ],ὁ , A. sage-apple, Salvia calycina, Cratin. 325 , Eup. 14.3 , Ar. Th. 486 , Thphr. HP 6.1.4 . II. a kind oflichenortree-moss, found on oaks, Plin. HN 24.27 ; al
error, failure σφαλ-μός,ὁ, A. error, failure, Aq. Ps. 120(121).3 , Is. 58.3 .
one who trips up σφάλ-της,ου,ὁ, A. one who trips uporthrows down, Lyc. 207 .
a round leaden plate σφαλλόςorσφᾰλός,ὁ, A. a round leaden plate, which was thrown by a strap attached to a ring, a variety of theδίσκος, Poll. 8.72 , Hsch. II. a round block of woodwith two holes fo
slinger σφενδον-ήτης,ου,ὁ, A. slinger, Hdt. 7.158 , Th. 6.22 , Pl. Criti. 119b , LXX Jd. 20.16 : Boeot. σφενδονάτας Ἀρχ.δελτ. 14 Pl. iv 26 (Thespiae,iii B.C.).
a slinger σφενδον-ήτης, ου, ὁ, slinger, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.158, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.22, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Critias” 119b, LXX.Judg.20.16 ] LXX+5th c.BC+]:
appropriation σφετερ-ισμός,ὁ, A. appropriation,ἐπὶ σφετερισμῷ ἑαυτοῦ for one's own use and advantage, Arist. Rh. 1374a16 .
appropriator σφετερ-ιστής,οῦ,ὁ, A. appropriator, opp.ἐπίτροπος, Id. Pol. 1315b2 .
piece of wood pointed like a wasp's tail, pointed stick σφηκ-ίσκος,ὁ, A. piece of wood pointed like a wasp's tail, pointed stickorstake, Ar. Pl. 301 . II. roof-timber, rafter, IG 12.372.81 , 22.166
an imitation of the buzzing of a wasp on the flute σφηκ-ισμός,ὁ, A. an imitation of the buzzing of a wasp on the flute, Hsch.
wasps' nest σφηκ-ών,ῶνος,ὁ, A. wasps' nest, cj. for sq., Arist. HA 628a13 .
beam σφηκ-ίας, ου, ὁ, ={σφηκίσκος} 11, [[ 5th c.BC: Pherecrates Comicus 238. ] Refs 5th c.BC+] __II a verse divided by caesura into parts containing an equal number of syllables, Ps.-[[ 1st-2nd c.AD
wedge σφήν,σφηνός,ὁ , A. wedge, Ar. Ra. 801 , A.R. 1.1204 , Arist. Mech. 853a19 , PCair.Zen. 759.2 (iii B.C.), etc.; used asan instrument of torture, A. Pr. 64 , Plu. 2.498d , LXX 4 Ma. 8.13 , al. [
an instrument of torture σφήν, σφηνός, ὁ, wedge, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 801, 3rd c.BC: Apollonius Rhodius Epicus 1.1204, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Mechanica” 853a19, “
a sea-fish σφην-εύς,έως,ὁ, A. a sea-fish, a kind ofmullet, prob. from its wedge-like shape, Euthyd. ap. Ath. 7.307b , PSI 4.428.67 (iii B.C.), PCair.Zen. 12.43 (iii B.C.).
wedge-shaped plug, pledget σφην-ίσκος,ὁ, Dim. of σφήν, Hp. Mochl. 38 , prob. in Sch. Hes. Op. 425 . II. wedge-shaped plug, pledgetfor the nose, Paul.Aeg. 2.58 . III. Math.,an irregular truncated py
with wedge-shaped σφηνο-πώγων,ωνος,ὁ, A. with wedge-shapedorpeaked beard, as Hermes is represented, Artem. 2.37 ; in Comedy old men were thus represented, Luc. Ep.Sat. 24 .
wasp σφήξ,σφηκός, Dor. σφάξ,σφᾱκός( Theoc. 5.29 ),ὁ(fem. only in An.Par. 1.168 and asf.l. in Antisth. ap. Stob. 3.13.38 ):— A. wasp, σφῆκες μέσον αἰόλοι Il. 12.167 , cf. Hdt. 2.92 , Ar. Ach. 864
horoscope, σφῆρος,ὁ, A. horoscope, Supp.Epigr. 7.370 (Dura-Europus,iii A.D.). (Later spelling ofσφαῖρος.)
with sphinxes' feet σφιγγό-πους,ποδος,ὁ,ἡ, A. with sphinxes' feet, κλῖναι Callix. 2 ; λιβανωτίς Inscr.Délos 1409 Aa i 100 (ii B.C.).
that which binds tight, lace, band σφιγκ-τήρ,ῆρος,ὁ, A. that which binds tight, lace, band, etc., κόμας σφιγκτῆρα . . κεκρύφαλον AP 6.206 (Antip. Sid.); ς. δεσμός Nonn. D. 16.391 . II. muscle cl
spinal σφονδυλ-ίων μυελός,ὁ , A. spinalmarrow (suggested by a misunderstanding of Il. 20.483 ), Poll. 2.130 .
vertebra σφόνδῠλ-ος,ὁ(ἡ,v.infr. 1b ), Ion. and later Greekσπόνδῠλος(as in Hp. (v. infr.), Str. 2.5.6 , also in Pherecr. 23 (codd. Clem.Al. ), and some passages of Arist. , as PA 654b16 ):— A. vertebr
prophesying from the spindle σφονδῠλό-μαντις,εως,ὁ,ἡ, A. prophesying from the spindle, Poll. 7.188 .