ζῦθος,ου , ὁ(also-εος,τό , Thphr. (v. infr.), D.S. (v. infr.)), an Egyptian kind of
A. beer, brewed with barley, Thphr. CP 6.11.2 , Dsc. 2.87 , Str. 17.1.14 , D.S. 1.34 , etc.; cf.ζῦτος.
2. beerof northern nations, Posidon. 15J. , Str. 3.3.7 , D.S. 5.26 . (The word was used in Egypt acc. to Thphr. l.c., etc.: writtenζυτο-(q. v.) in the older Pap.: freq. accentedζύθοςin codd., but ζῦθος
Phot.
,ζῡ-in verse, Poet. ap. D.Chr. 32.82 , Colum. 10.116 .)