δάκτυλος daktulos · G1147

δάκτῠλος, ὁ, ; poetry plural δάκτυλα []: -finger, ἐπὶ δακτύλων συμβάλλεσθαι τοὺς μῆνας to reckon on the fingers, []the thumb, []; 2 οἱ δ. τῶν ποδῶν the toes, []; and, without ποδός, []; ὁ μέσος δ. of a monkey, []; ὁ μείζων δ. the great toe, []. b. of the toes of beasts, []; of birds, []; II a measure of length, finger's breadth, = about 7/10 of an inch, []: Astron., digit, i.e. twelfth part of the sun's or moon's apparent diameter, []; III metrical foot, dactyl, -?~X ?~X, []; δ. κατ᾽ ἵαμβον, …