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σηστός

σηστός, the sifter

σηστός, ἡ, (σήθω) nickname of the courtesan Phryne,
  • the sifter, because she drained her lovers of money, Herodic. ap. Ath. 13.591c.
    • II σηστὸν καρύων Ποντικῶν, perh. name of a measure, PCair.Zen. 13.22, cf. 12.9 (iii B.C.).

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