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χῖδρον

chidron · τό

unripe wheaten-groats

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What it meant — LSJ

unripe wheaten-groats

unripe wheaten-groats, rubbed from the ear in the hands, Ar. Eq. 806 (anap.), Pax 595 (troch.) (cf. Sch. ad locc., Suid.), PCair.Zen. 129.13 (iii B. C.), Alex.Trall. 1.13, 2.1, al.; νέα πεφρυγμένα χ. LXX Le. 2.14, cf. 23.14: sg., Alcm. 75; χίδρα, ἡ, is corrupt in Hsch.; χέδρα is v.l. in Ph. 1.180.

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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