ἄλφιτον
alphiton
barley-groats
Appears 4 times across Plato's dialogues.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἄλφιτον, τό, A. barley-groats, sg. in only in phrase ἀλφίτου ἀκτή Il. 11.631, Od. 2.355, 14.429, and Medic., 6.507: elsewh. in pl. ἄλφιτα, opp. ἀλείατα, q. v., ἄ. μυελὸν ἀνδρῶν Od. 2.290, al., 7.119, freq. in Att.; used to sprinkle over roast meat, Il. 18.560, cf. Od. 14.77; esp. over sacrificial victims, Od. 14.429: ἐπʼ ἀλφίτου πίνειν to drink wine with barley-groats in it, 1:—of this was made a kind of barley-water, πιεῖν ἄλφιτα Epid. 5.10; also, poultices, 4.87: also used as hair-powder by κανηφόροι, 26. II. generally, meal, groats, ἄ. πύρινα Acut.(Sp.)53; ἄ. φακῶν καὶ ὀρόβων Int. 23; even λίθοιο ἄλφιτα L. 212. III. metaph., oneʼs daily bread, ‘bread and cheese’, Pl. 219, Nu. 106, etc.
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