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ἶπος

ἶπος, the piece of wood that falls and catches

ἶπ-ος, ἡ (so in Pi. l.c.) or τό (Eust. 844.39), in a mouse-trap,
  • the piece of wood that falls and catches the mouse, Ar. Pl. (815?) ap. Poll. 10.155, Id. 7.41, Eust. 16.40, etc. cf. εἶπος.
      • 2 any weight, fullerʼs press, Archil. 169; ἶ. ἀνεμόεσσα, of Aetna as the weight which holds Typhoeus down, Pi. O. 4.8; press used in surgery, Hp. Mochl. 38. (Perh. cf. ἴπτομαι.)

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