σχοῖνος
σχοῖνος
.σχοῖνος, ὁ,
a rush, Lat. juncus, scirpus, Hdt., Ar., etc.
a reed, used as an arrow or javelin, Batr., Ar.
a place where rushes grow, a rushbed, Od., Pind.
a rush-rope, and generally, a rope, cord, Orac. ap. Hdt.
a fence round a garden, Anth.
a land-measure, = 2 Persian parasangs, = 60 stades, Hdt.