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φοινικιστής

φοινικιστής, a wearer of purple

φοινικ-ιστής, οῦ, ὁ, (φοῖνιξ B. ΙΙ)
  • dyer of purple or red, Zonar.
    • II among the Persians, wearer of purple, opp. παραλουργής (q. v.), i.e. one of the highest rank, X. An. 1.2.20; cf. Hsch.
    • III = Φοινικίζων I, Sch. Ar. Pax 883, EM 235.47.

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