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πέταλον

πέταλον, a leaf

πέτᾰλον, τό, poet. dat. pl. πέταλσι as well as πετάλοις, Poet. in An. Ox. 1.121, cj. in Simon. 10; also πέτηλον, first in Hes. Sc. 289, Fr. 96.87: (πετάννυμι):—
  • leaf, mostly pl., Il. 2.312, Od. 19.520, Hes. Op. 486, 680, Alcm. 39, Alc. 39, E. Hel. 244 (lyr.), etc.; εὐδαιμονίας πέταλον, of the Olympian wreath of wild olive, B. 5.186; ἁβρά τε λειμώνων π. flowers, AP 7.23 (Antip. Sid.): rare in Prose, X. An. 5.4.12, Cyn. 9.15; used in divination, Phld. D. 1.25: sg. in Ael. VH 5.16; poet., νεικέων πέταλα contentious votes (cf. πεταλισμός), Pi. I. 8(7).46; Ὠκεανοῦ πέταλα, of springs, Id. Fr. 326.
    • II leaf of metal, χρυσίων πέταλα IG 1(2).374.283; πέταλα χρυσᾶ ib. 2(2).1394.5; π. χρυσίῳ ἐπίτηκτα Inscr.Délos 442 B 138 (ii B. C.), cf. Dsc. 5.79, Luc. Philops. 19; used for gilding the horns of victims, IG 2(2).1635.36: sg., π. χρυσοῦν LXX Ex. 28.32(36); π. πύρινα, of the stars, Placit. 2.14.4.
      • 2 slice, ῥαφανῖδες κατατμηθεῖσαι εἰς πέταλα Orib. Fr. 81.

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