ψέλιον
ψέλιον, later sts. ψέλλιον (v. l. in Cyr. 1.3.2 , never in ), POsl. 46.8 (iii A. D.), Supp.Epigr. 7.428 (Dura, iii A. D.), in Inscrr. ψίλιον, ψίλλιον (qq. v.), τό:—
A). armlet or anklet, ψέλιον περὶ ἑκατέρῃ τῶν κνημέων ; mostly in pl. 4.168 ψέλια, a favourite ornament of the Persians, , 3.20 22 , 9.80 , An. 1.2.27 , Cyr. 1.3.2 ; worn by women in Egypt, BGU 1101.8 (i B. C.), POxy. 259.11 (i A. D.), etc., and in Greece, . 2.142c
2). an iron implement, perh. agricultural, PCair.Zen. 782 (a). 42 (iii B. C.); ψελίου καὶ δρεπάνου PPetr. 2p.113 (iii B. C.).
II). οἱ Δωριεῖς