σῑτ-ίον, τό,
mostly in plural σιτία (singular in [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Acut.” (“Sp.”) , “de Arte” 10, “VM” 6, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 338d, “Phdr.” 241c ] Refs 5th c.BC+], and later Prose, as [[ 2nd c.AD: Archigenes Medicus cited in 4th c.AD: Oribasius Medicus 8.1.15, Pythagorei cited in 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.12f, 3rd c.AD: Porphyrius Tyrius Philosophus “de Abstinentia - Porphyrii Opuscula” 1.27)] Refs 1st c.AD+]; only used in Prose and Comedy:
__I grain, corn, ἤλουν ὄρθριαι τὰ σ. [[ 5th c.BC: Pherecrates Comicus 10. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II food made from grain, bread, τούτοισι δὲ (i.e. ὀσπρίοισι) μὴ χρῆσθαι εἰ μὴ μετὰ σιτίων [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Acut.” (“Sp.”) ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀπὸ ὀλυρέων ποιεῦνται σιτία make bread from spelt, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.36; σ. σφί ἐστι ἱρὰ πεσσόμενα [prev. work] 37. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 generally, victuals, provisions for men, opposed to χόρτος (fodder for cattle), [[ [prev. author] 1.94, 188, etc.] Refs]; σιτί᾽ ἡμερῶν τριῶν three days' provision, of soldiers, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 197, “Pax” 312, compare 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.48, 3.1 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. καὶ ποτά food and drink, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 490b ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: so in singular, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 1.10.18, etc.; ἐν τοῖς σ. τε καὶ ὄψοις 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 334c ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ῥύφημα, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ διαίτης ὀξέων” 13. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]