χοῖνιξ
χοῖνιξ
χοῖνιξ, ῐκος,
a choenix, a dry measure, = four κοτύλαι or two sextarii, about a quart Engl., Hdt.; the choenix of corn was one manʼs daily allowance, Hdt.; hence, ὅς κεν ἐμῆς γε χοίνικος ἅπτηται i. e. whoever eats of my bread, Od.
a kind of shackle or stocks for fastening the legs in, Ar., Dem.