LOGOI

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ἔλαιον

elaion · τό

olive-oil, anointing-oil, oil

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 69 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

1. ἔλαιον · elaion — LSJ

olive-oil, anointing-oil, oil

olive-oil, in Hom. mostly anointing-oil, used after the bath, λοεσσαμένω καὶ ἀλειψαμένω λίπʼ ἐλαίῳ Il. 10.577, cf. 14.171, 18.350, etc.; before wrestling and other gymnastic exercises, πωλησεῦντι τὸ ἔ. εἰς τὸ γυμνάσιον IG 12(1).3 (Rhodes); ἔ. θεῖναι to provide oil at the baths, ib. 4.597,606 (Argos): prov., πῦρ ἐλαίῳ κοιμίσαι Lyr.Alex.Adesp. 8 (a); ἐλαίῳ πῦρ κατασβεννύναι Luc. Tim. 44; εὐῶδες ἔ. Od. 2.339; ῥοδόεν (rose-scented) Il. 23.186; ἔ. ῥόδινον Hp. Mul. 2.135; ἔ. λευκον ib. 136; τοῦ λευκοτ

II any oily substance, oil, butter

any oily substance, ἔ. χήνειον Hp. Mul. 2.194; κίκινον, ἀμυγδάλινον ἔ., etc., Dsc. 1.32,33, etc.; ῥαφάνινον ἔλαιον PAmh. 2.93 (ii A.D.), etc.; ἔ. ἀπὸ σελαχῶν, like our ‘cod-liver oil’, Arist. HA 520a18; ἔ. ἀπὸ γάλακτος butter, Hecat. 154 J.

III oil-market

at Athens, oil-market, ἀναμενῶ σε . . πρὸς τοὔλαιον Men. 896.

2. ἐλαι-ών · elai-ōn — LSJ

olive-yard

olive-yard, PCair.Zen. 57.2 (iii B.C.), LXX Ex. 23.11, al., Str. 16.4.14, Ph. 2.289, Gp. 3.11.1.

II the Mount of Olives, Olivet

the Mount of Olives, Olivet, Act. Ap. 1.12, al., J. AJ 7.9.2.

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