- ἄλφιτον
- ἄλφῐτον, τό,A barley-groats, sg. in Hom. only in phrase
ἀλφίτου ἀκτή Il.11.631
, Od.2.355, 14.429, and Medic., Gal.6.507: elsewh. in pl. ἄλφιτα, opp. ἀλείατα, q. v.,ἄ. μυελὸν ἀνδρῶν Od.2.290
, al., Hdt.7.119, freq. in [dialect] Att.; used to sprinkle over roast meat, Il.18.560, cf. Od. 14.77; esp. over sacrificial victims, Od.14.429: ἐπ' ἀλφίτου πίνειν to drink wine with barley-groats in it, Epin.1:—of this was made a kind of barley-water,πιεῖν ἄλφιτα Hp.Epid.5.10
; also, poultices, Dsc.4.87: also used as hair-powder by κανηφόροι, Hermipp.26.II generally, meal, groats,ἄ. πύρινα Hp.
Acut.(Sp.)53;ἄ. φακῶν καὶ ὀρόβων Id.Int.23
; evenλίθοιο ἄλφιτα Orph.L.212
.III metaph., one's daily bread, 'bread and cheese', Ar.Pl.219, Nu.106, etc.
Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό). 2014.