Scaife ATLAS

ἄωτον Deriv. uncertain. fine wool, flock, οἰὸς ἄωτον, or without οἰός, the sheepʼs finest wool, Hom.; λίνοιο λεπτὸν ἄωτον the delicate flock of flax, i. e. the finest linen, Il. metaph. the finest, best of its kind, the flower of a thing, ἄωτος ζωᾶς the flower of life, Pind.; Χαρίτων ἄωτος their choisest gift, Pind.

ShortDef

fine wool, flock

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Headword:

ἄωτον

Headword (normalized):

ἄωτον

Headword (normalized/stripped):

αωτον

IDX:

5979

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n5983

Key:

a)/wton

Data

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