θαλλός

θαλλός, ὁ, (θάλλω)

• young shoot, young branch, Od. 17.224, S. El. 422, Theoc. 4.45, etc.: generally, branch, Gp. 11.10.3; esp. of the olive (cf. Tim. Lex. s.v. θαλλός), ἐστεφανῶσθαι ἐλαίης θαλλῷ Hdt. 7.19; ἐλαίας θ. E. IT 1101 (lyr.); and freq. without ἐλαίας, A. Ch. 1035, S. OC 474, etc.; ἱκτὴρ θ. E. Supp. 10, cf. A. Ch. 1035; θ. χρυσοῦς IG 1(2).287.200; στεφανῶσαι θαλλοῦ στεφάνῳ as a mark of distinction, Aeschin. 3.187, cf. IG 2(2).207, 229, Phld. Ind.Sto. 68, etc.; στέφανος θαλλοῦ χρυσοῦς IG 2(2).1388.33; στέφανος τὸ νικητήριον θαλλοῦ Pl. Lg. 943c; prov., θαλλὸν προσείοντες ἄγουσι they entice, as one does cattle, by holding out a green bough, Id. Phdr. 230d; θαλλῷ προδειχθέντι ἀκολουθεῖν Luc. Herm. 68, cf. Lib. Ep. 212.3.
• • II θαλλοί, οἱ, palm-leaves, which were plaited into baskets, Gp. 10.6.2.
  • III gift (prob. at first a branch, later in other forms) given to a landlord by one whose bid for a lease was accepted, UPZ 112 iii 15 (ii B.C.); repeated annually, θαλλῶν κατʼ ἔτος ἄρτων ἡμιαρταβίου καὶ ἀλέκτορος PRyl. 167.16 (i A.D.), etc.; esp. at festivals, PAmh. 2.93.11 (ii A.D.); gratuity additional to wages, PCair.Preis. 31.21 (ii A.D.); any gift given annually at a festival, Ps.-Callisth. 1.32.

θαλλός, ὁ, junger Zweig, Schößling, Sprößling ; Od. 17.224 ; Aesch. Ch. 1031 ; βλαστεῖν θαλλόν Soph. El. 414 ; Ant. 1187 ; bes. ἐλαίας, der Oelzweig, O.C. 475, den die Schutzflehenden in den Händen hielten ; ἱκτήρ Eur. Suppl. 10 ; ἱερὸν γλαυκᾶς ἐλαίας θ. I.T. 1101 ; θαλλὸν ἤ τινα καρπὸν προσείοντες, d.i. anlocken, wie eine Ziege durch ein vorgehaltenes Reis, Plat. Phaedr. 230d ; Oelzweig als Siegeszeichen, στέφανον δὲ τὸ νικητήριον εἶναι ἑκάστοις θαλλοῦ Legg. XII.943c ; vgl. Aesch. 3.187 u. Ath. VII.276b, XII.535c ; Pol. 3.52.3 sagt θαλλοὶ καὶ στέφανοι σχεδὸν πᾶσι τοῖς βαρβάροις εἰσὶ συνθῆκαι φιλίας.

θαλλός

ὁ

[θάλλω.]

Green stuff, fodder: θαλλὸν ἐρίφοισι φορῆναι Od. 17.224.

θαλλός : collectively, twigs for fodder, Od. 17.224†.

θαλλός, ὁ, θάλλω

• a young shoot, young branch, Od., Soph., etc.:—of the young olive-shoot carried by suppliants, Hdt., Trag.; ἱκτὴρ θ. Eur.; also, θαλλοῦ στέφανος the olive- wreath worn at festivals, Aeschin.