σῡ́κ-ῐνος,η,ον,
A. of the figtree,ς. ξύλον fig-wood, Hp. Ulc. 12 , Ar. V. 145 (where reference is made to the pungent smoke produced by burning it, cf. Arist. Fr. 227 , Thphr. Ign. 72 );κλῳὸς ς. Ar. V. 897 ; τορύνη
Pl. Hp.Ma. 290d
sq.;σύκινα ΧῖαChianfig-trees,
PCair.Zen. 33.12
(iii B.C.): the wood of the fig was proverbially cheap and useless, Zen. 3.44 , Sch. Ar. Pl. 947 : hence,
2. metaph.,ς. ἄνδρες worthless, good-for-nothing fellows, Theoc. 10.45 ; ς. σοφιστής
Antiph. 122.4
; prov.,ς. ἐπικουρία, offeeble, uselesshelp, Hsch. (v.σκύτινος) ; ς. γνώμη
Luc. Ind. 6
;ς. σύζυγοςafalse, treacherouscomrade, with a play onσυκοφαντικός, Ar. Pl. 946 .
II. of figs,πῶμα ς.fig-wine, Plu. 2.752b ;ὁ ς. καρπόςthefig-harvest, PCair.Zen. 354.20
(iii B.C.).