λίν-εος, α, ον,
contraction λιν-οῦς, ῆ, οῦν, (λίνον) of flax, linen, κιθών, θώρηξ, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.195, 3.47, etc.; ἱμάτιον 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cratylus” 389b; σφαῖρα 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 616a6; στολή “BGU” 1036.14 (2nd c.AD)] Refs 5th c.BC+]; νεφέλαι (i. e. nets) [[ 3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Aetia” 3.1.37 ] Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ὅπλα λ. cables of flax, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.36: also λινᾶ, τά, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 206, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 19: ] Refs 5th c.BC+] substantive λινέη, ἡ, tape-measure used in building, [[ “IG” 7.3073.128 (from Lebadea), compare 3rd-2nd c.BC: Bito Mechanicus 63.7, 9 (variant{λιναία})] Refs 3rd c.BC+]; compare λιναῖος.