ξυστίς
ξυστίς,
ίδος,
ἡ,
A). robe of rich and soft material reaching to the feet, worn by women of quality,
Ar. Lys. 1190 (lyr.),
Antiph. 99 ,
Eub. 90.3 ,
Theoc. 2.74 ;
τρύφημα παρυφές, ξυστίδα Ar. Fr. 320 ;
ταῖς ξ. ταῖς χρυσοπάστοις Eub. 135 ;
ξ. μαλακάς Plu. 2.406d ; worn by great men (esp. by victorious charioteers in their chariots) as a robe of state,
Ar. Nu. 70 , cf.
Pl. R. 420e ; by Trag. heroes,
Cratin. 268 ,
Duris 14 ,
70 J., cf.
Harp. s.v.,
AB 284 :—
Hsch. and
Tim. Lex., who say it was also used by Com., prob. refer to the use of the women's
ξ. on the Com. stage.
II). =
ξύστρα, στλεγγίς ,
Epich. 97 ,
Diph. 52 . (Perh. from
ξυστός, as epith. of cloth, orig.
garment made of cut (shorn, clipped) fabric, such as fustian, plush, velvet, etc.; cf.
ξύω IV,
ξυστός 3 : for the semantic relation between
ξυστίς and
ξυστόν (pole, spear, etc.), and
ξύω, cf. ONorse
skrúd 'some kind of textile fabric',
skrúd-kloedi 'suit of fine stuff', Engl.
shroud 'loppings of a tree, branch, bough', both cogn. with
shred.)
ShortDef
a xystis, a robe of fine material, a robe of state
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ξυστίς
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ξυστις
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-71857
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ξυστίς</span>, <span class="itype greek">ίδος</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">robe of rich and soft material reaching to the feet,</span> worn by women of quality, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1190" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1190/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lys.</span> 1190 </a> (lyr.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0410.tlg001:99" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0410.tlg001:99/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Antiph.</span> 99 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0458.tlg001:90:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0458.tlg001:90.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Eub.</span> 90.3 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:74" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.74/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 2.74 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τρύφημα παρυφές, ξυστίδα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg012:320" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg012:320/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 320 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ταῖς ξ. ταῖς χρυσοπάστοις</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0458.tlg001:135" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0458.tlg001:135/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Eub.</span> 135 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ξ. μαλακάς</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.406d </span> ; worn by great men (esp. by victorious charioteers in their chariots) as a robe of state, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:70" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:70/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Nu.</span> 70 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:420e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:420e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 420e </a> ; by Trag. heroes, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0434.tlg001:268" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0434.tlg001:268/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Cratin.</span> 268 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0178.tlg001:14" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0178.tlg001:14/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Duris</span> 14 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0178.tlg001:70" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0178.tlg001:70/canonical-url/"> 70 </a> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">J.</span></span>, cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Harp.</span> </span> s.v., <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AB</span> 284 </span> :—<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hsch.</span> </span> and <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Tim.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lex.</span></span>, who say it was also used by Com., prob. refer to the use of the women\'s <span class="foreign greek">ξ.</span> on the Com. stage. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> = <span class="ref greek">ξύστρα, στλεγγίς</span> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0521.tlg001:97" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0521.tlg001:97/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Epich.</span> 97 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0447.tlg001:52" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0447.tlg001:52/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Diph.</span> 52 </a>. (Perh. from <span class="foreign greek">ξυστός, </span> as epith. of cloth, orig. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">garment made of cut (shorn, clipped) fabric,</span> such as fustian, plush, velvet, etc.; cf. <span class="foreign greek">ξύω</span> IV, <span class="quote greek">ξυστός</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0447.tlg001:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0447.tlg001:3/canonical-url/"> 3 </a> : for the semantic relation between <span class="foreign greek">ξυστίς</span> and <span class="foreign greek">ξυστόν</span> (pole, spear, etc.), and <span class="foreign greek">ξύω,</span> cf. ONorse <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">skrúd</span> \'some kind of textile fabric\', <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">skrúd-kloedi</span> \'suit of fine stuff\', Engl. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">shroud</span> \'loppings of a tree, branch, bough\', both cogn. with <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">shred.</span>)</div> </div><br><br>'}