σπείραμα

ατος, τό
A. coil, convolution, ἐχίδνης A. Ch. 248; ὄφεων Arist. Mir. 843a32, cf. D.S. 3.36, Plu. 2.972f, etc.; ς. περισφυρίοιο δράκοντος, of a serpent-shaped ornament, AP 6.207 (Arch.): metaph., αἰῶνος σπειρήματα periods, cycles, App.Anth. 3.186.
2. = σπάργανον, Nic. Al. 417.
3. twisted thread, Hsch. and Phot. s.v. μήρυμα.
4. rolled bandage, Gal. 18(1).788,809, al.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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