μελίσσ-ειος, α, ον,
= {μελισσαῖος}, κηρίον μ. honeycomb, [[ NT.Luke.24.42 (variant{μελίσσιον})] NT]; μελίσσειον or μελίσσιον alone, [[ 5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus s. vv. νύμφη, σής, 10th c.AD: Suidas Legal icographus, Scholia 2nd c.BC: Nicander Epicus “Alexipharmaca” 547 ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]; also μελίσσιον· σμῆνος, [[ 5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus ] Refs 5th c.AD+]
__II μελίσσειον, τό, beehive, [[ 3rd c.BC: Zenon Papyri du Caire 467 (3rd c.BC). ] Refs 3rd c.BC+]