κάμαξ
ακος, ὁ
A.
vine-pole, vine-prop, Il. 18.563, Hes. Sc. 299.
2.
any pole or shaft, κ. πεύκης A. Fr. 171; θύρσου Χλοερὸν κ. APl.c. (Phal.); in an engine of war, Apollod. Poliorc. 171.8, al.
3.
shaft of a spear, A. Ag. 66 (anap.), E. Hec. 1155, El. 852, Ar. Fr. 404; Χαλκέαι κάμακες, with rings at the top, J. AJ 3.6.2 (masc. in this sense, acc. to EM 487.38).
4.
tiller, Luc. Nav. 6.
5.
= κερκίς 1, AP 6.247 (Phil.).
6.
in pl., steering-paddles, Alc. Supp. 4.16.
7.
tent-pole, Gal. 2.218.
8.
perch for fowls, Gp. 14.7.2, 14.24.5.