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ψίᾰθ-ος

psiathos

rush mat

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What it meant

1. ψίαθος · psiathos — Beekes

ψίαθος [f. m.] ‘rush mat’ (Att. inser. [V?], Ar, Arist. Thphr.), also used as a screen (Apollod. Poliorc.) and as a means of transport (pap. 11, Sor.). VAR Also ψίεθος. *COMP ψιαθο-πλόκος [m.] ‘plaiter of mats’ (pap.). «DER Diminutive ψιάθοιον [n.] (com. IV-III*, pap. V-VI?), -ώδης ‘like a mat’ (Eust., sch.), -ηδόν ‘in the style of a mat’ (sch., Suid.), τἰζομαι ‘to be cured by lying on a mat’ (Hierocl. … — [Beekes, s.v. ψίαθος, p. 1718]

2. ψίαθος · psiathos — Chantraine

ψίαθος : 1., et φίεθος (Antig., et tardif, condamné par Phryn.), « natte de jonc » pouvant servir de paillasse pour dormir (inscr. att. ve s. av., Ar., Arist., Thphr,; selon Callistr., à lire masc. dans Ar. Gren. 567), + fascine, claie de protection » (Apollod. Poliorc.), « natte » comme emballage pour des transports (pap. rit 8. av.). Composés : ψιαθο-πλόκος τὰ. « tresseur de nattes + (pap. 1er 8, après, Greg. … — [Chantraine, s.v. ψίαθος, p. 1311]

3. ψίᾰθ-ος · psiath-os — LSJ

a rush-mat, bedfellow

a rush-mat, used for sleeping on, Hesperia 5.382 (Athens, v. B.C.), Ar. Ra. 567, Lys. 921, Arist. HA 559b3, Thphr. HP 4.8.4, 9.4.4; ἐκ τῆς αὐτῆς ψ. γεγονώς, prov. of persons in like condition, bedfellow, Com.Adesp. 789 (anap. (?)); Dor. pl. acc. ψιάθως Ar. Ach. 874.

II blind

blind, Apollod. Poliorc. 169.6.

III sack

perh. sack, χόρτου πλήρης Sor. 1.83; used for carriage of wool or stone, PCair.Zen. 430, 518 (iii B. C.).

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