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κνώδαξ

κνώδαξ, pin

κνώδαξ, ᾱκος, ὁ, (cf. κνώδων)
  • pin or pivot on which a body or machine turns, καθάπερ ἐπὶ κνώδακος τῆς τοῦ δευτέρου σπονδύλου ἀποφύσεως ἡ κεφαλὴ ἐπιστρέφεται Gal. 14.720, cf. 723; axis of a sphere, Orph. Fr. 247.26: more freq. in pl., Hero Spir. 1.43, S.E. M. 10.93, Orib. 49.22.21.
    • II pl., sockets in which the axes of a drum turn, Ph. Bel. 75.45.
    • III = χρυσοχοϊκὸν ὄργανον, and in pl., = οἱ ἐν τοῖς φυσητῆρσιν ἀσκοί, Hsch.

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