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στάχυς

στάχυς, an ear of grain

στάχυς [στᾰχῡς E. HF 5, but στᾰχῠν Call. Dian. 130, A.R. 1.688], υος, ὁ: pl. στάχυες IG 1(2).280.78, 2(2).1424a333, etc.; Ep. dat. σταχύεσσιν Il. 23.598; acc. στάχῡς Ar. Eq. 393, OGI 56.68 (Canopus, iii B.C.), but στάχυας LXX Ge. 41.7, etc:—
  • ear of corn, in pl., Il. l.c., Hes. Op. 473, Ev.Matt. 12.1, etc.; τοὺς ὑπερέχοντας τῶν σ. Arist. Pol. 1284a30: in sg., A. Supp. 761, Fr. 304.7, S. Fr. 395, and freq in E., Hec. 593, al.: metaph., σ. ἄτης A. Pers. 821; ἐκ καλάμης . . στάχυες, of Bacchylides’ poems, AP 4.1.34 (Mel.):—of the Theban Σπαρτοί, E. Ph. 939, HF 5, Ba. 264; of the crop reaped by Cleon in capturing the Spartans at Sphacteria, Ar. Eq. 393; βίον θερίζειν ὥστε κάρπιμον σ. E. Fr. 757.6.
      • 2 generally, scion, progeny, σ. ἄρσην Id. Fr. 360.22, cf. Lyc. 214; δισσὸν Βορέον σ. Orph. A. 218; τέκνων Man. 6.304; Ἰνδῶν Nonn. D. 18.267; Ἑλλάδος ἀμώων ἄγαμον σ. AP 9.362.25.
      • 3 name of the chief star in the constellation Virgo, Spica Virginis, Arat. 97, Ptol. Alm. 7.5: in pl., Man. 2.134.
    • II lower part of the abdomen, Heliod. ap. Orib. 50.26 tit., Poll. 2.168, cf. Eust. 194.4, 410.17.
    • III base horehound, Stachys germanica, Dsc. 3.106, Plin. HN 24.136.
    • IV νάρδου στάχυς,= ναρδόσταχυς, Gp. 7.13.1; ὁ τῆς νάρδου σ. Gal. 6.267.
    • V surgical bandage, ‘spica’ bandage, Heliod. ap. Orib. 48.46 tit., Gal. 18(1).814.
    • VI παρὰ τοῖς ναυπηγοῖς τὸ ἐπὶ τῆς φάλαγγος μεριζόμενον, Hsch.
    • VII = Hebr. shibboleth, LXX Jd. 12.6.

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