σηστός,ἡ, (σήθω) nickname of the courtesan Phryne,
A. the sifter, because she drained her lovers of money, Herodic. ap. Ath. 13.591c .
II. σηστὸν καρύων Ποντικῶν, perh. name of a measure, PCair.Zen. 13.22 , cf. 12.9
(iii B.C.).
σηστός
Gloss
the sifter
References
- Ath. 13.591c
- PCair.Zen. 13.22
- 12.9