βωμόλοχ-ος,ον, (λοχάω) prop.
A. one that waited about the altars, to beg or steal some of the meat offered thereon, ἵνα μὴ πρὸς τοῖσι βωμοῖς ἀεὶ λοχῶντες βωμολόχοι καλώμεθα
Pherecr. 141
; β. ἱερεῖς
Man. 5.119
; expld. byἱερόσυλος, Hsch.,Et.Gud.
2. metaph.,ribald, coarse, β. ξυνήγορος
Ar. Eq. 1358
, cf. Ra. 1085 , 1521 , al., Arist. EN 1108a25 , Rh. 1419b9 , Luc. Merc.Cond. 24 , etc.; β. κόλαξ
AP 11.323
( Pall. ): Sup.
-ώτατος
Phld. Mus. p.77K.
;βωμολόχον τι ἐξευρεῖνinvent someribald trick, Ar. Eq. 1194 ; β. ἔπεσιν χαίρει
Id. Ra. 358