ἀλωή [ᾰ], Dor.
ἀλωά,ἡ, (ἀλέωA, cf. Att.
ἅλως) poet.:
I. threshing-floor,
ἱερὰς κατ' ἀλωάς
Il. 5.499
;μεγάλην κατ' ἀλωήν, ἐϋκτιμένῃ ἐν ἀλωῇ,
13.588 , 20.496 , cf. Hes. Op. 597 .
II. more commonly,any prepared ground(cf. Sch. Od. 1.193 ),garden, orchard, vineyard,etc., Il. 5.90 , Od. 6.293 , etc.:Ποσειδάωνος ἀ.,i.e. sea, Opp. H. 1.797 .
III. halo,of sun or moon, Arat. 811 , 875 .