ἔτνος

etnos

thick soup

Appears 4 times across Plato's dialogues.

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290d8
290e5
290e7
290e8

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἔτνος, εος, τό, A. thick soup made with pease or beans, Ar. Ach. 246, Ra. 62, 506, Pl. Hp.Ma. 290d; ἔ. πίσινον Ar. Eq. 1171; φάκινον Hp. Acut.(Sp.) 53; κυάμινον Gal. Vict.Att. 53; as poultice, τὸ ἔτνος τὸ ἐκ τῶν κυάμων Lycus ap. Orib. 9.35.1. (ἑτνος from a false deriv. from ἕω, EM 387.9, etc.)

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