ἀλωή
ἀλωή, a threshing-floor
- I threshing-floor, ἱερὰς κατʼ ἀλωάς Il. 5.499; μεγάλην κατʼ ἀλωήν, ἐϋκτιμένῃ ἐν ἀλωῇ, 13.588, 20.496, cf. Hes. Op. 597.
- II more commonly, any prepared ground (cf. Sch. Od. 1.193), garden, orchard, vineyard, etc., Il. 5.90, Od. 6.293, etc.: Ποσειδάωνος ἀ., i.e. sea, Opp. H. 1.797.
- III halo, of sun or moon, Arat. 811, 875.
I
1 huerto, jardín
νεοαρδέ' ἀλωήν
ἀλωαί· οἱ παράδεισοι
• c. árboles, Theoc.25.30, A.R.3.158
• esp. viña, Il.18.561, Od.6.293, Theoc.1.46, cf. Hsch.s.u.
• trigal Theoc.7.34, cf. Hsch.s.u.
2 era
τριβέμεναι κρῖ λευκὸν ἐϋκτιμένῃ ἐν ἀλωῇ
ἱερὰς κατ' ἀλωάς
εὐτροχάλῳ ἐν ἀλωῇ
3 como complejo vitivinícola que incluye viña, lagar y pasero, Od.7.122.
II fig.
Ποσειδάωνος ἀ.
del mar
III halo
•Ninguna de las propuestas es convincente, etim. desc.
-ῆς, ἡ.
- 1
A threshing-floor Il. 5.499, Il. 13.588, Il. 20.496.
- 2
A piece of levelled or prepared ground, a garden, orchard, vineyard Il. 5.90, Il. 9.534, 540, Il. 18.57 = 438, Il. 21.36, 77, 346: Od. 6.293.
Distinguished as an orchard Od. 24.221, 224, 226, 336.
As a vineyard Il. 18.561, 566 (in both cases referring to a representation in metal): Od. 1.193, Od. 7.122, Od. 11.193.
- 1
- Ia threshing-floor, ἱερὰς κατʼ ἀλωάς Il.; μεγάλην κατʼ ἀλωήν, ἐϋκτιμένην κατʼ ἀλ. Il.
- IIa garden, orchard, vineyard, v. γουνός.