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μυελός

μυελός, marrow

μυελός, ὁ,
  • marrow, μυελὸς αὖτε σφονδυλίων ἔκπαλθʼ Il. 20.482, cf. Pl. Ti. 73b sq., 91b, Thphr. HP 1.2.6, etc.: pl., Ti.Locr. 100b; brain, S. Tr. 781, Gal. UP 8.4; μ. ῥαχίτης spinal cord, Hp. Coac. 499; μ. νωτιαῖος Diocl. Fr. 141.
      • 2 fat, χηνὸς μ. Hp. Nat.Mul. 109, al.
      • 3 marrow as good food, ἐπὶ γούνασι πατρὸς μυελὸν οἶον ἔδεσκε Il. 22.501 (but ἄλφιτα μ. ἀνδρῶν, as becoming or making marrow, Od. 2.290, cf. 20.108): metaph., φάγεσθε τὸν μ. τῆς γῆς LXX Ge. 45.18.
      • 4 metaph., νεαρὸς μ. A. Ag. 76 (anap.); πρὸς ἄκρον μ. ψυχῆς marrow, inmost part, E. Hipp. 255 (anap.); Τρινακρίας μ., of Syracuse, Theoc. 28.18.
      • 5 generally, soft, marrow-like meat, Alex. 186.10. [ῡ always in Hom.: ῠ always in Att.; so also in the deriv. words.]

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