σπόγγος,ὁ,
A. sponge,ς. Πολυτρήτο<>σι τραπέζας ϝίζον
Od. 1.111 , cf. 22.439 ; σπόγγῳ ἀμφὶ πρόσωπα καὶ ἄμφω χεῖρ' ἀπομόργνυ
Il. 18.414
; ὑγρώσσων ς. ὤλεσεν γραφήν
A. Ag. 1329
; used at the bath, Ar. Fr. 55 , Crates Com. 15.7 ; for cleaning shoes. Ar. V. 600 (cf.σπογγίζω); cf. Arist. HA 487b9 , 588b20 , Ev.Matt. 27.48 , etc.
II. any spongy substance,σικυώνης ς. Hp. Steril. 221 ;οἱ ς. theglandsin the throat,tonsils, from theirspongynature and liability to swell, Id. Epid. 4.7 , Gal. 19.140 .
III.
= νήριον , Ps.- Dsc. 4.81 . (σφόγγοςis found in IG 11 ( 2 ). 144
A 37 (Delos,iv B.C.), PSI 6.558.7
(iii B.C.), POxy. 1384.25 (V A.D. ); cf.σπογγιά, σπογγίον.)