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νε-αλής

neales

newly caught

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What it meant — LSJ

newly caught

newly caught, Suid., Hsch., Ammon. Diff. p.95 V.

2 fresh, not tired, reserve

fresh, not tired, of persons and animals, ἕως νεαλής ἐστιν αὐτὴν τὴν ἀκμήν Ar. Fr. 361 ; ἵπποι νεαλεῖς, opp. ἀπειρηκότες, X. Cyr. 8.6.17; -έστεροι ὄντες Pl. Plt. 265b; freq. of soldiers, ἀκμαῖοι καὶ ν. Plb. 3.73.5, cf. 10.14.3; ἀήττητοι καὶ ν. Plu. Ant. 39 (hence of reserve troops, App. BC 1.58); ν. καὶ πρόθυμος Plu. QConv. 2.669a; -έστερος ἐπεισελθεῖν Luc. Merc.Cond. 26, cf. Alex. 16.

3 freshly salted

(νέος, ἅλς A) freshly salted, opp. τεταριχευμένος, D. 25.61 (metaph.); τυρός Archig. ap. Gal. 12.808; κρέας Gal. 6.528; of a dead body, Luc. Nec. 15; νεαλὲς γάλα Nic. Al. 364 (νεαρόν cod. opt.).

II young

young, = νεαρός, μόσχος ib. 358. [ᾰ only in Nic. ll.cc.]

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