ἐγκεφᾰλ-ίτης [ῑ],ου,ὁ,
A. of the brain,μυελόςib.
4. ἐγκέφᾰλ-ος,ον, (κεφαλή)within the head: asSubst.,ἐγκέφαλος(sc.μυελός),ὁ,
I. brain, Il. 3.300 , Od. 9.458 , etc.; τὸν ἐ. σεσεῖσθαι
Ar. Nu. 1276
;ὁ ἐ. ἐστιν ὁ τὰς αἰσθήσεις παρέχων τοῦ ἀκούειν κτλ. Pl. Phd. 96b , cf. Arist. Sens. 438b25 (but cf. Metaph. 1013a6 ).
II. the heartor 'cabbage' of the date-palm, X. An. 2.3.16 , Thphr. HP 2.6.2 .
III. Διὸς ἐ., prov. of rare and costly food, 'morsel for a king', Ephipp. 13.7 , Clearch. 5 .