λοιμός,ὁ,
A. plague, once in Hom. ( Il. 1.61 ), cf. Hes. Op. 243 , Hdt. 7.171 ; λοιμοῦ σκηπτός
A. Pers. 715
(troch.); of the plague at Athens, Th. 2.47 , 54 , Pl. Smp. 201d : pl., ib. 188b , al.; coupled withλιμός, Hes. and Hdt.ll.cc., Th. 2.54 , Orac. ap. Aeschin. 3.135 .
2. of persons,plague, pest, D. 25.80 .
II. asAdj.,pestilent, LXX 1 Ki. 1.16 ;ἀνὴρ λ. καὶ πονηρόςib. 30.22 , cf. Act.Ap. 24.5 ; λ. οἶνος
Sm. Pr. 20.1
.