sword fish, ξῐφ-ίας,ου,ὁ, (ξίφος) A. sword fish, Arist. HA 505a18 , Fr. 325 , Archestr. Fr. 40 ; cf.σκιφίας. II. a kind ofcomet(from the shape), Plin. HN 2.89 .
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sword fish, ξῐφ-ίας,ου,ὁ, (ξίφος) A. sword fish, Arist. HA 505a18 , Fr. 325 , Archestr. Fr. 40 ; cf.σκιφίας. II. a kind ofcomet(from the shape), Plin. HN 2.89 .
sword-dance, ξῐφ-ισμός,ὁ, A. sword-dance, Ath. 14.629f ;sword-play, D.C. 47.44 .
sword-belt, PCair. Zen ξῐφ-ιστήρ,ῆρος,ὁ, A. sword-belt, PCair. Zen 35.2 (iii B.C.). Plu. Pomp. 42 , Hld. 9.23 .
sword-cutler, ξῐφ-ουργός,ὁ, A. sword-cutler, Ar. Pax 547 .
sword-bearer, ξιφήν,ῆνος,ὁ, A. sword-bearer, Suid.
sword-maker, ξῐφο-ποιός,ὁ, A. sword-maker, Gloss.
image-bearer ξοᾰν-ηφόρος,ὁ, A. image-bearer:Ξοανηφόροι,title of a play by Sophocles.
woodcutter, ξῠλ-εύς,έως,ὁ, A. woodcutter,of a sacrificial attendant, SIG 1021.31 (Olympia,i B. C.), Paus. 5.13.2 , 5.15.10 , Hsch.
like wood ξῠλ-ίτης [ῑ],ου,ὁ, A. like wood: name of a fish, Hsch. II. ξυλῖτις(sc.γῆ),ἡ,timber-bearing land, PPetr. 3p.223 (iii B. C.), PCair.Zen. 387.9 (iii B. C.), PLille 5.20 (iii B. C.); later
place for wood, ξῠλ-ών,ῶνος,ὁ, A. place for wood, wood-house,ib. 159 A 56 , al. (ib.,iii B.C.), Inscr.Délos 399 A 85 (ii B.C.),Gloss.
sower, ξῠλᾰμ-ητής,οῦ,ὁ, A. sower, PMich.Zen. 32.25 (iii B. C.).
hewing, felling wood, ξῠλο-κόπος,ον , ̔κόπτὠ A. hewing, felling wood, πέλεκυς X. Cyr. 6.2.36 ( v.l. ξυλοτόμος ). b. Subst. -κόπος,ὁ, wood-feller, LXX Jo. 9.27(21) , Str. 16.4.11 . 2. pecking wo
wooden lampstand, ξῠλο-λυχνοῦχος,ὁ, A. wooden lampstand, Alex. 344 .
official charged with the measuring of earth excavated, ξῠλο-μέτρης,ου,ὁ, A. official charged with the measuring of earth excavated, PLond. 5.1648.8 , 13 (iv A. D.).
boat for conveying timber ξῠλο-πάκτων,ωνος,ὁ, A. boat for conveying timber, BGU 812i2 (ii/iii A.D.).
with wooden feet, ξῠλο-πόδης,ου,ὁ, A. with wooden feet, Hdn. Epim. 212 .
timbermerchant, ξῠλο-πώλης,ου,ὁ, A. timbermerchant, IG 22.1673.17 , PLond. 3.1177.186 (ii A.D.), Hsch. s.v. συρμιστήρ.
one who splits wood, ξῠλο-σχίστης,ου,ὁ, A. one who splits wood, Ptol. Tetr. 179 .
woodcutter, ξῠλο-τόμος,ὁ, A. woodcutter, Sammelb. 4874 : asAdj.,πέλεκυς ξ. v.l. in X. Cyr. 6.2.36 .
eating wood, ξῠλο-τρώκτης,ου,ὁ, A. eating wood, σκώληξ Suid. s.v. τερηδών.
carpenter, joiner, ξῠλουργ-ός,ὁ, A. carpenter, joiner, IG 12.373.235 , Poll. 7.101 ; cf.ξυλοεργός.
friendly-minded, ξῡνό-φρων,ονος,ὁ,ἡ, A. friendly-minded,of Apollo, AP 9.525.15 .
barber ξῠρ-ητής,οῦ,ὁ, A. barber, BGU 630v10 (ii/iii A.D.).
shaveling, ξῠρ-ίας,ου,ὁ, A. shaveling, Poll. 4.133 , Hsch. s.v. πριαμωθήσομαι.