ἄμπελος,ἡ, any climbing plant with tendrils, esp.
A. grape-vine, Vitis vinifera( ἄ. οἰνοφόρος
Dsc. 4.181
;ἄ.τῆς Ἴδηςis a variety,V.v. apyrena, grape-currant,
Thphr. HP 3.17.4 ), Hom. (not in Il. exc. inAdj. ἀμπελόεις), etc.; πυροὶ καὶ κριθαὶ καὶ ἄμπελοι
Od. 9.110
, cf. 133 , Alc. 44 , Hdt. 4.195 , etc.; ἄ. καὶ ἐλάαν καὶ τὰ ἄλλα ἀκρόδρυα
Thphr. HP 4.4.11
;ἄ. τὴν περὶ τὸ ἱερὸν κόπτοντες,in collective sense (cf.ἵππος, ἡ), Th. 4.90 ; of wine, ἀμπέλου δρόσος
Pi. O. 7.2
; ἀμπέλου παῖς
Id. N. 9.52
.
2.
ἄ. ἀγρία wild vine, Vitis silvestris,