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ἀσταφίς

ἀσταφίς, dried grapes, raisins

ἀστᾰφίς, ίδος, ἡ, sg. as collect. noun,
  • dried grapes, raisins, IG 5(1).1.13 (Tegea, v B.C.), Hdt. 2.40, Alex. 127.4, etc.: pl., ἡ Ῥόδος ἀσταφίδας [παρέχει] Hermipp. 63.16, cf. X. An. 4.4.9, Arist. HA 595b10; ἀσταφίδος οἶνος raisin-wine, Pl. Lg. 845b: ὀστᾰφίς, v.l. ap. Phot. as in Cratin. 121 (pl.), Nicopho 21; στᾰφίς, Hp. Acut. 64, Theoc. 27.9, etc.
    • II = σταφὶς ἀγρία, Ps.-Dsc. 4.152, Gal. 11.842, Plin. HN 23.17. (ἀσταφίς is prob. by assimilation from ὀσταφίς; cf. ἀστακός.)

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