σῖτος
σῖτος
.σῖτος, heterocl. pl. σῖτα, ων, τά,
corn, grain, comprehending both wheat (πυρός) and barley (κριθή) , Od., Thuc.; σ. ἀληλεσμένος ground corn, Hdt., Thuc.
food made from grain, bread, as opp. to flesh-meat, Od., Hdt.; σῖτον ἔδοντες, a general epith. of men as opp. to beasts, Od.; hence of savages, who eat flesh only, οὐδέ τι σῖτον ἤσθιον Hes.
in wider sense, meat, as opp. to drink, σῖτος ἠδὲ ποτής Hom.; σῖτα καὶ ποτά Hdt., etc.
rarely of beasts, food, fodder, Hes., Eur.
in Attic Law, the public allowance of grain made to widows and orphans, Dem.
Headword (normalized):
σῖτος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
σιτος
Intro Text:
σῖτος
.σῖτος, heterocl. pl. σῖτα, ων, τά,
corn, grain, comprehending both wheat (πυρός) and barley (κριθή) , Od., Thuc.; σ. ἀληλεσμένος ground corn, Hdt., Thuc.
food made from grain, bread, as opp. to flesh-meat, Od., Hdt.; σῖτον ἔδοντες, a general epith. of men as opp. to beasts, Od.; hence of savages, who eat flesh only, οὐδέ τι σῖτον ἤσθιον Hes.
in wider sense, meat, as opp. to drink, σῖτος ἠδὲ ποτής Hom.; σῖτα καὶ ποτά Hdt., etc.
rarely of beasts, food, fodder, Hes., Eur.
in Attic Law, the public allowance of grain made to widows and orphans, Dem.
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