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λουτρόν

λουτρόν, a bath, bathing place

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λοετροῖς neuter dative plural of λουτρόν

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λουτρόν, τό, in Hom. always λοετρόν, but contr. form in h.Cer. 50, Hes. Op. 753; Dor. λωτρόν, Hsch.: (λούω):—
  • bath, bathing-place, Hom., always in pl., θερμὰ λοετρά hot bath, Il. 22.444, al.; later θερμὰ λουτρά A. Ch. 670, S. Tr. 634 (lyr.), Crates Com. 15, etc.; θερμὰ Νυμφᾶν λουτρά Pi. O. 12.19; also called Ἡράκλεια λουτρά Ar. Nu. 1051; λοετρὰ Ὠκεανοῖο Il. 18.489, Od. 5.275; σίτοισι καὶ λουτροῖσι in matters of eating and washing, Hdt. 6.52; λουτρῷ χρωμένους Plu. Col. 2.1109b: sg. first in Hes. l.c.; τραπέσθαι πρὸς τὸ λ. Pl. Phd. 115a, cf. X. Oec. 9.7: in pl., bathing-establishment, τὰ δημόσια λ. POxy. 1252 B 22 (iii A. D.), etc.
      • 2 water for bathing or washing, ὑδάτων ἐνεγκεῖν λουτρά S. OC 1599; ἐν λουτροῖς while bathing, X. Cyr. 7.5.59; λοῦσαί τινα λουτρόν give one a bath, wash one with water, S. Ant. 1201, Ar. Lys. 469; λουτρὸν παρέχειν ib. 377; λοῦσθαι λουτρόν bathe, A. Fr. 366 (note); λουτρόν ἐστιν, οὐ πότος Alex. 9; νυμφικὰ λουτρά the conveying of water to the bride (cf. λουτροφόρος), Poll. 3.43; in NT, of baptism, Ep.Eph. 5.26; λ. παλιγγενεσίας Ep.Tit. 3.5.
    • II in Poets, = σπονδαί, libations to the dead, S. El. 84, 434, E. Ph. 1667, cf. Hsch. s.v. χθόνια λ.

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