- ξυρόν
- a razor
- a rasor , [8th/7th c.BC], etc.:—;proverb, ἐπὶ ξυροῦ ἵσταται ἀκμῆς ὄλεθρος ἠὲ βιῶναι death or life is balanced on a rasor's edge, [8th/7th c.BC]; ἐπὶ ξυροῦ τῆς ἀκμῆς ἔχεται ἡμῖν τὰ πράγματα [Refs 5th c.BC]; βεβὼς ἐπὶ ξυρῷ τύχης [Refs 5th c.BC] (ML)