ψιμύθιον

ψιμύθ-ιον (v. infr.), τό,

• = ψίμυθος, white lead, used as a pigment, esp. to whiten the skin of the face, Ar. Ec. 878, 929, Amips. 3, Dialex. 2.6, etc.; even for the hair, Pl. Ly. 217d; ἐντετριμμένην ψιμυθίῳ X. Oec. 10.2; περιπεπλασμένη ψιμυθίοις . ., ἀνάπλεῳ ψιμυθίου, Eub. 98, cf. Ar. Ec. 1072; τῷ ψ. κεχρισμένος Jul. Or. 7.233b; also used in salves, Gp. 17.7.2, 18.15.3: for its preparation, v. Thphr. Lap. 56. (Written ψιμίθιον in PCair.Zen. 763.19, 789.11, 12 (iii B. C.), IG 5(1).1390.22 (Andania, i B. C.), POxy. 1088.4 (i A. D.), PLond. 3.928.21, PMed.Strassb. p.4 (ii A. D.), and as v.l. in Dsc. 5.88, etc.; ψιμμύθιον Jul. l.c., v.l. in Gp. ll. cc.; ψιμμίθιον as v.l. in Dsc. l.c.: Aeol. ψημύθιον, acc. to Choerob. in Theod. 1.201 H., Id. in An.Ox. 2.241 (Ion. acc. to EM 103.25): v. ψιμυθιόω.) [ῡ, Ar. ll. cc., etc.; ψι⏓ indeterminate in these passages; ψῑμῡθίου in a hexam. (Nic. Al. 75) might be due to metrical lengthening of ψῐ-: cf. ψίμυθος.]

ψιμύθιον, τό, = ψίμυθος ; Ar. Plut. 1064 ; ψίμυθίῳ καταπεπλασμένη Eccl. 878, vgl. 929, 1072 ; εἴ τίς σου ξανθὰς οὔσας τὰς τρίχας ψιμυθίῳ ἀλείψειε Plat. Lys. 217d.

ψιμύθιον, or ψιμμύθιον, ου, τό, ψίμυθος

• white lead, used to whiten the face, Ar., Xen.