ψάμμος
ψάμμος,
ἡ, but in
Archim. Aren. 1.1 , al., always
ὁ:—
A). sand, used by
Hom. for
ψάμαθος only in
Od. 12.243 , later very freq.,
Hdt. 8.71 , etc.: pl.,
grains of sand, αἱ ἀπ’ ἀλλήλων ἐσκεδασμέναι ψάμμοι S.E. P. 1.130 : prov.,
ψάμμος ἀριθμὸν περιπέφευγεν Pi. O. 2.98 ;
οἶδα δ’ ἐγὼ ψάμμου τ’ ἀριθμόν Orac. ap.
Hdt. 1.47 ;
ἐκ ψάμμου σχοινίον πλέκειν, of labour in vain,
Aristid. 2.309J.; of something worthless,
LXX Wi. 7.9 ,
D. Chr.
77 /
8.30 ;
ψάμμου ἄξιον Oenom. ap.
Eus. PE 5.21 .
II). ἡ ψ. the
sandy desert of Libya, the
sand, Hdt. 3.25 ,
4.173 ;
πλείστης ψάμμου OGI 666.27 (Egypt, i A. D.). (Prob.
Ψαφ-μος, cf.
ψαφαρός, ψῆφος, Lat.
sabulum.)
ShortDef
sand
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Headword (normalized):
ψάμμος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ψαμμος
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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-115340
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ψάμμος</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, but in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0552.tlg006:1:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0552.tlg006:1.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Archim.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Aren.</span> 1.1 </a>, al., always <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span>:—<div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sand,</span> used by <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> for <span class="foreign greek">ψάμαθος</span> only in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:12:243" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:12.243/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 12.243 </a>, later very freq., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:71" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8.71/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 8.71 </a>, etc.: pl., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">grains of sand,</span> <span class="quote greek">αἱ ἀπ’ ἀλλήλων ἐσκεδασμέναι ψάμμοι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0544.tlg001:1:130" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0544.tlg001:1.130/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">P.</span> 1.130 </a> : prov., <span class="quote greek">ψάμμος ἀριθμὸν περιπέφευγεν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:98" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.98/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 2.98 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">οἶδα δ’ ἐγὼ ψάμμου τ’ ἀριθμόν</span> Orac. ap. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:47" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.47/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 1.47 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἐκ ψάμμου σχοινίον πλέκειν,</span> of labour in vain, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Aristid.</span> 2.309J.</span>; of something worthless, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg035:7:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg035:7.9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Wi.</span> 7.9 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span> </span> Chr.<span class="bibl"> 77 </span>/<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg008.perseus-grc1:30" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg008.perseus-grc1:30/canonical-url/"> 8.30 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ψάμμου ἄξιον</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Oenom.</span> </span> ap. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2018.tlg001:5:21" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2018.tlg001:5.21/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Eus.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PE</span> 5.21 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> metallic ore used by alchemists, in pl., Olymp.Alch.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2018.tlg001:p.106B" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2018.tlg001:p.106B/canonical-url/"> p.106B. </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2687.tlg001:p.239" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2687.tlg001:p.239/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Zos.Alch.</span> p.239 </a> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">B.</span> </span> </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">ἡ ψ.</span> the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sandy desert</span> of Libya, the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sand,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:25" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.25/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 3.25 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:173" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.173/canonical-url/"> 4.173 </a>; <span class="quote greek">πλείστης ψάμμου</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OGI</span> 666.27 </span> (Egypt, i A. D.). (Prob. <span class="foreign greek">Ψαφ-μος,</span> cf. <span class="foreign greek">ψαφαρός, ψῆφος,</span> Lat. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sabulum.</span>)</div> </div><br><br>'}