Ἀλοίφη

grease

Translated by Jennifer Benedict8 Jun 2000Vetting: high5 revisions

2 words

[Meaning] fat.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀλοίφη· τὸ λίπος.

Betacode

*)aloi/fh: to\ li/pos.

From the scholia to Homer, Iliad 9.208, where the headword occurs (of lard). Same entry, but with the correct accentuation (a)loifh/, as at chi 11), in other lexica; references at Photius alpha1037 Theodoridis.