μώϊον
μώϊον, receptacle, box
μώϊον, τό,
- Egyptian word for a receptacle, box or jar, PHib. 1.49.8, PPetr. 3 p.186 (iii B. C.); χαλκωμάτων PSI 4.428.78 (iii B. C.); prob. also a measure of capacity, equivalent to 2 γόμοι, ἀχύρου μώϊα μα Ostr.Bodl. i231 (ii B. C.): pl. written μώεια PCair.Zen. 167.7 (iii B. C.); sg. written μούειον POxy. 146.3 (vi A. D.); cf. μώστιον. [slight edit from Supp.]