ἄριστον, τό,
morning meal, breakfast, twice in [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, ἐντύνοντ᾽ ἄ. ἅμ᾽ ἠοῖ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 16.2, compare 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 24.124; ἄριστα, δεῖπνα, δόρπα θ᾽ αἱρεῖσθαι τρίτα 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 182, compare “Ag.” 331] Refs 8th c.BC+]: later, breakfast was called ἀκράτισμα, and ἄριστον was the midday meal, our luncheon,[[compare 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.90, 7.81] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄ. αἱρεῖσθαι, ποιεῖσθαι, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.26, 6.78; ἀπ᾽ ἀρίστου μέχρι δείλης 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 619a15] Refs 5th c.BC+]. [; contraction from ᾰ (y) ερι-στον, cf. Gothic air, OHG. ēr 'early', Avest. ayar[schwa] 'day'; also ᾱ (y) ερ- in ἦρι, ἠέριο; -στο- from -d-to-, root ed- 'eat'.]