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ξυστός

ξυστός, scraped, polished

ξυστός2, (δρόμος) a covered colonnade

ξυσ-τός, ή, όν, (ξύω)
  • shaved, whittled with a knife or plane, ἀκόντια Hdt. 2.71 (nisi del. ἀκόντια); κάμαξ Ar. Fr. 404; βέλος Antiph. 112; δόρατα Arr. Tact. 40.4.
      • 2 scraped, shredded, grated, τυρός Antiph. 113.18; μοτός pledget of lint, Gal. 14.795; ἰὸς ὁ ξ. collected by scraping, Dsc. 5.79; μέτρον ξ. with the top raked off, not heaped up, PFay. 84.7 (ii A. D.).
      • 3 trimmed, cropped with scissors, μαχαίρᾳ ξύστʼ ἔχων τριχώματα Ephipp. 14.6.
ξυσ-τός, ὁ (in full ξυστὸς δρόμος Aristias 5), also ξυστόν, τό, BCH 23.566 (Delph., iii B. C.), Inscr.Délos 409A 13 (ii B. C.):—
  • walking-place in the grounds of a private residence, X. Oec. 11.15; in a gymnasium, Plu. Sanit. 2.133d, OGI 764.42 (Pergam.); name of a gymnasium at Elis containing trees and racing-tracks, Paus. 6.23.1; open-air walks among trees and statuary, Vitr. 5.11.5; τὰ τῶν ξ. ἄλση Philostr. VA 8.26.
      • 2 covered colonnade in a gymnasium, for winter exercise, Vitr. l.c., Inscr.Délos l.c.
    • II meeting of athletes from various places to compete in sports, ἀρχιερεὺς τοῦ σύμπαντος ξ. IG 14.1102, al., cf.5(1).669 (Sparta); opp. ξυστικὴ σύνοδος, Inscr.Olymp. 436. (Expld. by Paus. l.c. as a clearing, from the action of Heracles in clearing out (ἀναξύειν) the thorn-bushes from the ξ. at Elis; perh. orig. ‘raked (ground)ʼ.)

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