dust
κονί-α, Ion. and Ep.
κονι-ίη,ἡ, (κόνις):
1. dust, ποδῶν ὑπένερθε κ. ἵστατ' ἀειρομένη
Il. 2.150
; ὑπὸ δέ σφισιν ὦρτο κ.
11.151
: in pl., κὰδ δ' ἔπες' ἐν κονίῃσι
Od. 18.98
; ἐν κονίῃσι πεσών
Il. 17.315
, etc.; πρηνέες ἐν κονίῃσιν
2.418
, cf. Hes. Sc. 365 ; μιάνθησαν δὲ ἔθειραι αἵματι καὶ κονίῃσι
Il. 16.796
: also Trag. in lyr., A. Ag. 64 , E. Andr. 112 , Supp. 821 .
2. sand, Il. 21.271 .
3. ashes, in pl., κατ' ἄρ' ἕζετ' ἐπ' ἐσχάρῃ ἐν κονίῃσι
Od. 7.153
, cf. 160 : sg., κ. δρυί̈νη
Gp. 13.4.2
.
II. pearl-ash, lye, soap-powder, λούειν ἄνευ κονίας
Ar. Lys. 470
(with a play onἀκονιτί), cf. Ach. 18 , Ra. 711 , Pl. R. 430b : pl., Thphr. HP 4.10.4 (nisi leg.κονιάσεις).
2. alkaline fluidused for washing, Gal. 12.35 , al.; κ. στακτή
Id. 13.569
.
b. κ. ἀπὸ τῆς ἱερᾶς σποδοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἱεροῦ ὕδατος, as a medicine, SIG 1171.12 (Lebena).
III.
= τίτανος , Erot. s.h.v.;κ. ἄσβεστος quicklime, Heraclid. Tarent. ap. Gal. 12.958 ; κ. μέλαινα
IG 22.1672.197
.
2. plaster, stucco, ib. 42(1).103.278 (Epid.), POxy. 1450.4
(iii A.D.), Eust. 382.36 . [ Hom. usesῐin the quadrisyll. caseκονίῃσι, ῑin the trisyll.: Trag. and Com.ῐin lyr. (dact. and anap.), A. Ag. 64 , E. Andr. 112 , Ar. Ra. 711 ;ῑin iamb., Id. Ach. 18 , Lys. 470 .]
