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κριθή

κριθή, barley-corns, barley

κρῑθ-ή, ἡ, mostly in pl.,
  • barleycorns, barley (cf. κρῖ), the meal being ἄλφιτα: πυρῶν ἢ κριθῶν Il. 11.69, cf. Od. 9.110, 19.112, Ar. Eq. 1101; κριθᾶν μέδιμμνον IG 42(1).40.7 (Epid.); τὰς οὐλοχύτας φέρε δεῦρο—τοῦτο δʼ ἐστὶ τί;—κριθαί Strato Com. 1.35; οἶνος ἐκ κριθέων πεποιημένος a kind of beer, Hdt. 2.77; ἐκ κριθῶν μέθυ A. Supp. 953, cf. Arist. Fr. 106; κριθαὶ πεφρυγμέναι, = κάχρυς, Th. 6.22, cf. Moer. p.213 P.: pl., also of species of barley, Thphr. HP 8.1.1: sg., PGrenf. 2.29.9 (ii B. C.); κ. Ἰνδική millet, Sorghum halepense, Thphr. HP 8.4.2.
    • II pustule on the eyelid, stye, Hp. Epid. 2.2.5, Gal. 12.742.
    • III barley-corn, the smallest weight, Thphr. Lap. 46.
    • IV in sg., = πόσθη, Ar. Pax 965. (The connexion with Lat. hordeum, OHG. gersta is doubtful.)

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