τρόφιμος

τρόφ-ῐμος, ον, also ος, η, ον, v. infr.:—

• nourishing, nutritious, γάλα -ώτατον Arist. HA 523a11, cf. Pr. 927a22 (Comp.), Phld. Sign. 27, Sor. 1.94, al., Gal. 6.382; opp. ἄτροφος, Thphr. CP 6.4.5: c. gen., γᾶ τρόφιμε τῶν ἐμῶν τέκνων E. Tr. 1302 (lyr.), cf. Ion 235 (lyr.); also ὕδωρ τὸ περὶ κηπείας τ. Pl. Lg. 845d; τ. κλυστῆρες nutritive enemata, Lycus ap. Orib. 8.34tit.
• • II Subst. τρόφιμος, ὁ, a slaveʼs young master, ὁ τ. σου Men. Epit.Fr. 1, cf. Epit. 160, Pk. 74, al., Com.Adesp. 24.20, 25.41 D.; rendered erilis filius by Ter. Andr. 602, Eun. 289, Phorm. 39, v. Donat. ad locc.: metaph., ἡ βουλὴ τὸν ἑαυτῆς τ. καὶ εὐεργέτην SIG 879.10 (Erythrae, iii A. D.): ἡ τροφίμη the mistress, Poll. 3.73.
  • • 2 neut. τρόφιμον, τό, maintenance, sustenance, BGU 297.21 (i A. D.); τ. δουλικόν PMich.Teb. 121vi18, al. (i A. D.): esp. food-supply of Alexandria, Just. Edict. 13.26, PKlein.Form. 328.4 (vi A. D., cf. Arch.Pap. 5.294): τροφίμη σύνταξις contract for board, AP 9.175 (Pall.).
  • III Pass., nursling, foster-child, παῖς τ. τίνος; E. Ion 684 (lyr.), cf. Archipp. 23, Pl. Plt. 272b; ὁ τ., freq. in Inscrr., IG 2(2).3969,3.3396, etc., and Pap., POxy. 1491.10 (iv A. D.), etc.; τ. ἀδελφός PCair.Preis. 42.6 (iii/iv A. D.); fem. τροφίμη POxy. 903.6 (iv A. D.): οἱ τ. our nurslings, pupils, Pl. R. 520d, cf. Lg. 804a; τ. τῆς ἀρετῆς Luc. Bis Acc. 6, cf. AP 10.52 (Pall.):—at Sparta, οἱ τ. were young persons too poor to pay their quota to the φιλίτια, and brought up as companions of the richer class, who paid for them, X. HG 5.3.9:— also τ. κύνες dogs kept in the house, Ael. NA 11.13, 16.31.
  • • 2 of bodies, healthy, strong, well-nourished, Hp. Aër. 20 (Comp.); of plants, flourishing, luxuriant, Thphr. CP 1.15.4 (Comp.).
    • 3 τ. κύημα viable, capable of life, opp. ἀνεμιαῖον, Poll. 2.6.

τρόφιμος, auch 2 Endgn,
1) Nahrung gebend, nährend, nahrhaft ; Plat. Legg. VIII.845d ; Ggstz ἄτροφος ; τὰ τρόφιμα, das zur Nahrung Dienende ; γῆ τρόφιμος τέκνων, fruchtbar an Kindern, Eur. Troad. 1302 ; τρόφιμα μέλαθρα τῶν τυράννων, Ion 235 ; – ὁ τρόφιμος, der Brotherr, Hausherr.
2) Zögling, vgl. Poll. 3.50 ; fremdes Kind, das Einer wie das seinige erzieht, παῖς ὅδʼ ἀμφὶ ναοὺς σέθεν τρόφιμος, Eur. Ion 684 ; Plat. Polit. 272b, Legg. VII.804a ; Xen. Hell. 5.3.9 steht ξένοι τῶν τροφίμων καλουμένων, bei den Spartanern, die Schneider im Vergleich mit Ath. VI.271 = μόθακες oder μόθωνες erkl.; Ἀθηνᾶς Polem. 1.35.

τρόφιμος τρόφῐμος, ον, τροφή

• • Inourishing: c. gen., γᾶ τρόφιμε τῶν ἐμῶν τέκνων Eur.
  • • 2as Subst., τρόφιμος, the master of the house, ἡ τροφίμη the mistress, Anth.
  • IIpass. nourished and reared up, a nursling, foster-child, Eur.; οἱ τρόφιμοι our nurslings, pupils, Plat., Xen.