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σῑτ-ηρός

siteros

of corn, made from corn, corn

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Nicomachean Ethics 1 · 0.18/10k

What it meant

σῑτ-ηρός · sit-ēros — LSJ

of corn, made from corn, corn, tax on corn

of corn, τὰ σ. γεύματα food made from corn, Hp. Acut. 10; σ. μέτρα corn measures, Arist. EN 1135a2; μέδιμνος σ. IG 2(2).1013.27; σιτηρά, ἡ, tax on corn, ib. 1707.6, BGU 1742.16, 1743.13 (i B.C.).

II fit for food, eatable

fit for food, eatable, Xenocr. ap. Orib. 2.58.47.

III cereals

καρπὸς ὁ σ. cereals, Thphr. Vent. 13; so τὰ σ.,= τὰ σιτώδη, opp. ζῷα, λάχανα, Id. HP 1.10.7, 8.2.3, Dsc. 3 Prooem.

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σιτηρὰ · sitēra Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 1135a (DIORISIS sentence 1785)

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