πᾰλαστ-ή, ἡ,
={παλάμη}, palm of the hand: hence, as a measure of length, palm, four fingers' breadth, [[ Inscriptiones Graecae 12.372.35, 5th c.BC: Cratinus Comicus 133, “IG” 22.1665.10, 1666 A 67,70, +others (4th c.BC), 11 (2).287 A 95 (Delos, 3rd c.BC), “CIG” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” 2860.14 (from Delos), compare 2nd c.AD: Phrynichus Atticista 264, “PLit.Lond.” 183 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—also παλαιστή, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ γυναικείης φύσιος” 33, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 606a14, “PCair.Zen.” 484.11 (3rd c.BC), 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.22.4, 2nd-1st c.BC(?): Hero Mechanicus “Automatopoetica” 3.1 ] Refs 5th c.BC+], *Geometry texts [[ 4.1, 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 1.55, etc.] Refs 1st c.BC+]; also παλαιστής, οῦ, ὁ, [[ LXX.Exo.25.23(25), LXX.3Ki.7.24, 2nd-1st c.BC(?): Hero Mechanicus ] LXX+2nd c.BC+] “*Deff.” 131, “*Geometry texts” 4.10, [[ 2nd c.AD: Sextus Empiricus Philosophus “adversus Mathematicos” 9.300 ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]; written παλεστής, [[ “POxy.” 669.27, 34 (3rd c.AD)] Refs 3rd c.AD+]; compare παλαιστιαῖος.