ψόαorψύα,ἡ, more freq. in pl.ψόαιorψύαι,
A. muscles of the loins(cf.ἀλώπηξIV), Hp. Art. 45 (ψύαςcodd.MV), Nat.Hom.
11 (ψόας), cf. Oss. 18 (ψύαν), Morb.Sacr. 3 (ψύην), and LXX Le. 3.9 , 2 Ki. 2.23 , Ps. 37(38).8 , al.; ψύαι
Euphro 7
, Clearch. 72 , Aret. CD 2.3 (but ψόαι
Id. SD 2.3
); acc. pl.ψοιάς( v.l. ψύας, ψυάς ) Polybus ap. Arist. HA 512b21 : ψόα
LXX Le.
l.c. and three times in cod. Vat. of2 Ki.(cod. Alex.
ψοία); ψύαι Ps.l.c. (corrupted toψυχή): acc. pl.ψόαςin Bilabel Ὀψαρτ.
p.11
:— Hsch. hasψίαι, ψειαί,andψυῖαι,alsoφοῦαιandψύλλες: the word in all its spellings is declared un-Attic by Phryn. 269 , Phot. ; the formψύηwas recognized by Irenaeus ap. Orion.col. 168 . [ῠinψύαι,
Euphro l. c.; butῡin an Epic Fragm. in Ath. 9.399a ,ψύας ἔγχεϊ νύξε,where perh.ψοίαςshd. be written.]