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λῖς

1. λῖς or λίς ὁ [Heb. laīš] lion Il. 11.239, al. Hes. Sc. 172 VT (Aq.) Job 4.11 Theocr. 13.6, al. Opp.1 3.43, al. etc.

● acc. λῖν pl. λῖες λί̆ες, dat. λί̆εσσι.
2. λῖς , (ὁ) smooth tissue, sheet, cover Il. 8.441 (for a cart) Od. 1.130, 10.353 (for a bench) | ἑανῷ λιτί with a soft cover Il. 18.352 (for a corpse), 23.254 (for the bones of the dead)

● only dat. λιτί and acc. λῖτα, prob. masc. (cited as neut. pl. in Ath. 2.48c).

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