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σῖτος,ὁ, heterocl. pl.σῖτα,τά , Xenoph. 2.8 , Hdt. 4.128 , 5.34 (neut. sg.σῖτονonly Delph. 3(5).3
ii 19
(iv B.C.)):—
A. grain, comprehending both wheat (πυρός) and barley (κριθή) , ἐν [ἰθάκῃ] ς. ἀθέσφατος ἐν δέ τε οἶνος γίγνεται
Od. 13.244
;περὶ σίτου ἐκβολήνabout the shooting ofthe corninto ear, Th. 4.1 ;τοῦ ς. ἀκμάζοντοςatitsripening, Id. 2.19 ; πρὶν τὸν ς. ἐν ἀκμῇ εἶναι
Id. 4.2
; τὸν νέον ς. σὺν τῇ καλάμῃ ἀποκείμενον
X. An. 5.4.27
;ς. ἀληλεσμένοςor-εμένοςgroundcorn, Hdt. 7.23 , Th. 4.26 ; ς. ἀπηλοημένος
D. 42.6
; σῖτον ἐσαγαγεῖν
Th. 2.6
, etc.; ς. ἐπείσακτος
D. 18.87
Close Browse lexicon entries ;σίτου εἰσαγωγή, ἐξαγωγή, Arist. EN 1133b9 , IG 12.57.35 ; συγκομιδή
(iii B.C.); comprehendingπυρός, κριθή, ὄλυρα, andφακός, PTeb. 66.41
(ii B.C.); περὶ τοῦ ς. καὶ τοῦ σησάμου
(iii B.C.);ὁ ς. καὶ τὰ λάχαναas examples ofπόα, Thphr. HP 1.3.1 .
2. food made from grain, bread, opp. flesh-meat, ς. καὶ κρέα
, 12.19 , cf. Hdt. 2.168 ;σῖτον ἔδοντες, a general epith. of men as opp. to beasts,ὅσσοι νῦν βροτοί εἰσιν ἐπὶ χθονὶ ς. ἔδ. Od. 8.222 , cf. 9.89 ; of savages, who eat flesh only, οὐδέ τι σῖτον ἤσθιον
; of civilized men, σῖτον καὶ σπείρουσι καὶ σιτέονται
;κάρδαμον ἔχειν ἐπὶ τῷ ς. Id. Cyr. 1.2.11 ;πίνειν ὕδωρ ἐπὶ τῷ ς. ib. 6.2.27 , cf. Plu. Them. 29 , with Id. 2.328f .
3. in a wider sense,food, as opp. to drink, ς. ἠδὲ ποτής
, cf. Il. 19.306 ; ς. καὶ οἶνος
, Il. 9.706 ; ς. καὶ μέθυ
, etc.; even of porridge (κυκεών), 10.235 ; σῖτα καὶ ποτά
, X. An. 2.3.27 ; ς. ποιεῖν καὶ οἶνον
, cf. A. Fr. 182 ;εὐνὴ καὶ ς. Od. 20.130 , cf. Il. 24.129 ; ὕπνον καὶ ς. αἱρεῖσθαι
;provisions, σῖτα ἀναιρέεσθαι
;παρέχειν μέχρι τριάκοντα ἡμερῶν ς. Foed. ap. Th. 5.47 .
4. rarely of beasts,fodder, Hes. Op. 604 , E. HF 383 (lyr.), X. Eq. 4.1 .—In the general sense offood, Prose writers prefer the dim. formσιτία, τά.
II. in Att. Law,allowance of grainmade to widows and orphans.σῖτον διδόναι, ἀποδιδόναι, D. 27.15 , 28.11 , Arist. Ath. 56.7 .
2. δίκην σίτου δικάσασθαι, bring an action under the Athen. Corn-law against regraters and monopolists, Is. 3.9 , cf. D. 59.52 .
3. allowancemade to theἹππεῖς, IG 12.304.4 , al.
4. public distribution of cornin Rome, Lat.frumentatio, τὸν ἐπὶ τοῦ σίτου ὄντα ἐν Ῥώμῃ
References Od. 13.244 Th. 4.1 Id. 2.19 Id. 4.2 X. An. 5.4.27 Hdt. 7.23 Th. 4.26 D. 42.6 Th. 2.6 D. 18.87 Arist. EN 1133b9 IG 12.57.35 X. HG 7.5.14 PMich.Zen. 23 PTeb. 66.41 PMich.Zen. 43.3 Thphr. HP 1.3.1 Od. 9.9 12.19 Hdt. 2.168 Od. 8.222 9.89 Hes. Op. 146 Hdt. 4.17 Id. 1.22 X. Mem. 3.14.2 Id. Cyr. 1.2.11 6.2.27 Plu. Them. 29 Id. 2.328f Od. 9.87 Il. 19.306 Od. 3.479 Il. 9.706 Od. 4.746 10.235 Hdt. 5.34 X. An. 2.3.27 Pl. R. 372a Il. 19.163 A. Fr. 182 Od. 20.130 Il. 24.129 Th. 2.75 Hdt. 4.128 Id. 7.21 Th. 5.47 Hes. Op. 604 E. HF 383 X. Eq. 4.1 D. 27.15 28.11 Arist. Ath. 56.7 Is. 3.9 D. 59.52 IG 12.304.4 Arr. Epict. 1.10.2 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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