ι275Ἰκρία
benches, planks
[Meaning] straight timbers, or plankings of the ship. Also [meaning] the benches of the theatres, which were in the assemblies as well; for they [sc. the people] used to be seated upon timbers. Before the theatre…
Ἰκρία· ὀρθὰ ξύλα, ἢ σανιδώματα τῆς νηός. καὶ τὰ τῶν θεάτρων, ἃ ἦσαν καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις· ἐπὶ ξύλων γὰρ ἐκάθηντο. πρὶν γένηται τὸ θέατρον, ξύλα ἐδέσμευον καὶ οὕτως ἐθεώρουν.…
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