πέλμα, ατος, τό,
sole of the foot, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippon Philosophus cited in Menon. “Iatr.” 11.30, LXX.Est.4.17 (13.13), “PMag.Par.” 1.320, 2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “De Natura Animalium - Ar.Byzantine Epit.” 14.3, 2nd c.AD: Artemidorus Daldianus Onirocriticus 5.81 ] LXX+5th c.BC+]; of camels, [[ 2nd c.AD: Herodianus Grammaticus 4.15.3 ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]; but τὰ π. τῶν δακτύλων finger-tips, [[ 3rd c.AD: Alexander Aphrodisiensis Philosophus “Problemata - Physici et Medici Graeci Minores” 1.46. ] Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__2 sole of the shoe, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Mochl.” 32, 4th c.BC: Aeneas Tacticus 31.4, 3rd c.BC: Herodas Mimographus 7.116, 2nd c.BC: Nicander Epicus “fragment” 85.6, 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 12.6.4; συάγρεα πέλματα “PCair.Zen.” 692.18 (3rd c.BC). ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II stalk of apples and pears, [[ “Geoponica” 10.25.1. ] Refs]