ἔλαιον,τό, (ἐλαία)
A. olive-oil, in Hom. mostlyanointing-oil, used after the bath, λοεσσαμένω καὶ ἀλειψαμένω λίπ' ἐλαίῳ
Il. 10.577
, cf. 14.171 , 18.350 , etc.; before wrestling and other gymnastic exercises, πωλησεῦντι τὸ ἔ. εἰς τὸ γυμνάσιον
IG 12(1).3
(Rhodes);ἔ. θεῖναιto provideoilat the baths, ib. 4.597 , 606 (Argos): prov., πῦρ ἐλαίῳ κοιμίσαι
Lyr.Alex.Adesp. 8
(a); ἐλαίῳ πῦρ κατας βεννύναι
Luc. Tim. 44
;εὐῶδες ἔ. Od. 2.339 ;ῥοδόεν(rose-scented) Il. 23.186 ; ἔ. ῥόδινον
Hp. Mul. 2.135
;ἔ. λευκονib. 136 ; τοῦ λευκοτάτου πάντων ἐ. Σαμιακοῦ
Antiph. 331
.
II. any oily substance, ἔ. χήνειον