λύθρ-ον,τό, orλύθρ-ος,ὁ,
A. defilement from blood, gore, Hom. , only in dat., λύθρῳ . . παλάσσετο χεῖρας
Il. 11.169
, 20.503 ; αἵματι καὶ λύθρῳ πεπαλαγμένος
6.268
, Od. 22.402 : masc. λύθρος
AP 9.323
(Antip.), Ph. ap. Gal. 13.268 , Poll. 1.46 , M.Ant. 3.3 , Jul. Or. 2.71a : the neut.λύθρονonly in APl. 4.112 : in Medic., ofthe impure bloodin a woman's womb, Plu. 2.496b , 997a : pl., ἐκ μητρῴων λύθρων
Hp. Ep. 17
; ofbloodin general, M.Ant. 2.2 ; of thevenomof the hydra, Euph. 50.2 . [ῠby nature,APl.l.c., Epigr.Gr. 314 (Smyrna).]