ἀθήρ,έρος,ὁ,
A. awn, πυραμίνους ἀ.
Hes. Fr. 117
;εἴσδυσις οὐδ' ἀθέριprob. l. in Lyr.Adesp. 2 B, cf. X. Oec. 18.1 , Arist. HA 595b27 :—in pl.,chaff, Luc. Anach. 31 ; χωρὶς δείσης καὶ ἀθέρος
POxy. 988
(iii A.D.).
II. barbof a weapon, A. Fr. 154 , Hp. Epid. 5.49 , Plu. Cat.Mi. 70 .
III. spineorprickleof a fish, prob. in Ath. 7.303d .