ἄλφιτον
ἄλφῐτον,
τό,
A). barley-groats, sg. in
Hom. only in phrase
ἀλφίτου ἀκτή Il. 11.631 ,
Od. 2.355 ,
14.429 , and Medic.,
Gal. 6.507 : elsewh. in pl.
ἄλφιτα, opp.
ἀλείατα, q. v.,
ἄ. μυελὸν ἀνδρῶν Od. 2.290 , al.,
Hdt. 7.119 , freq. in Att.; used to sprinkle over roast meat,
Il. 18.560 , cf.
Od. 14.77 ; esp. over sacrificial victims,
Od. 14.429 :
ἐπ’ ἀλφίτου πίνειν to drink wine with
barley-groats in it,
Epin. 1 :—of this was made a kind of
barley-water, πιεῖν ἄλφιτα Hp. Epid. 5.10 ; also,
poultices, Dsc. 4.87 : also used as
hair-powder by
κανηφόροι, Hermipp. 26 .
II). generally,
meal, groats, ἄ. πύρινα Hp. Acut.(Sp.) 53 ;
ἄ. φακῶν καὶ ὀρόβων Id. Int. 23 ; even
λίθοιο ἄλφιτα Orph. L. 212 .
ShortDef
barley groats
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Headword (normalized):
ἄλφιτον
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αλφιτον
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-4779
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἄλφῐτον</span>, <span class="gen greek">τό</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">barley-groats,</span> sg. in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> only in phrase <span class="quote greek">ἀλφίτου ἀκτή</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:11:631" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:11.631/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 11.631 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:2:355" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:2.355/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 2.355 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:14:429" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:14.429/canonical-url/"> 14.429 </a>, and Medic., <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gal.</span> 6.507 </span>: elsewh. in pl. <span class="foreign greek">ἄλφιτα,</span> opp. <span class="foreign greek">ἀλείατα,</span> q. v., <span class="quote greek">ἄ. μυελὸν ἀνδρῶν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:2:290" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:2.290/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 2.290 </a> , al., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:119" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.119/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 7.119 </a>, freq. in Att.; used to sprinkle over roast meat, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:18:560" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:18.560/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 18.560 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:14:77" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:14.77/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 14.77 </a>; esp. over sacrificial victims, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:14:429" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:14.429/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 14.429 </a>: <span class="foreign greek">ἐπ’ ἀλφίτου πίνειν</span> to drink wine with <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">barley-groats</span> in it, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0454.tlg001:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0454.tlg001:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Epin.</span> 1 </a>:—of this was made a kind of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">barley-water,</span> <span class="quote greek">πιεῖν ἄλφιτα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg006.perseus-grc1:5:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg006.perseus-grc1:5.10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Epid.</span> 5.10 </a> ; also, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">poultices,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Dsc.</span> 4.87 </span>: also used as <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hair-powder</span> by <span class="foreign greek">κανηφόροι,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0252.tlg001:26" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0252.tlg001:26/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hermipp.</span> 26 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">meal, groats,</span> <span class="quote greek">ἄ. πύρινα</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> </span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">Acut.(Sp.)</span> <span class="bibl"> 53 </span>; <span class="quote greek">ἄ. φακῶν καὶ ὀρόβων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg032:23" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg032:23/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Int.</span> 23 </a> ; even <span class="quote greek">λίθοιο ἄλφιτα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0579.tlg003:212" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0579.tlg003:212/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Orph.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">L.</span> 212 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> metaph., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">one\'s daily bread,</span> \'bread and cheese\', <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg011.perseus-grc1:219" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg011.perseus-grc1:219/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pl.</span> 219 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:106" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:106/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Nu.</span> 106 </a>, etc.</div> </div><br><br>'}