στῐβάς, άδος, ἡ,
(στείβω) bed of straw, rushes, or leaves, whether strewn loose [[compare (NT.Mark.11.8)] NT], or stuffed into a mattress, [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 798; χαμαιπετής [prev. author] “Tr.” 507; σχοίνων 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 541; ἐπὶ στιβάδων ἐστρωμένων μίλακι καὶ μυρρίναις 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 372b; χἁ σ. ἐσσεῖται πεπυκασμένα.. κνύζᾳ τ᾽ ἀσφοδέλῳ τε 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 7.67, compare 13.34. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__b straw strewn at a sacrifice, hence as name of the ceremony, [[ “IG” 22.1368.48, +others (2nd c.AD). ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__2 mattress, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.71, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 663; ἐπὶ στιβάδος κατακείμενος 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Fragmenta” 207 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially one used by soldiers, [[ 5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 254, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 348, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 7.1.16, 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 5.48.4. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 generally, bed, [[Theopomp. Hist. 166. ] Refs]
__4 nest or lair of mice, [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Aratus Epicus 1140 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; of the fish φυκίς, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 607b21. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]
__5 grave, [[ “BCH” 13.37 (from Iasus), 22.373 (from Caria), “Ath.Mitt.” 15.277 ([prev. passage]). ] Refs]