ξυστικός: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ή, όν, <span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[of]] or [[for scraping]] : <b class="b3">ἡ -κή</b> [[the art of polishing]], Sch. D.T.p.110H. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> [[corrosive]], χυμός Phylotim. ap. <span class="bibl">Ath.3.81b</span>, <span class="bibl">Gal. <span class="title">Nat.Fac.</span>2.9</span> ; ξυστικὸν ἔχει τῶν ἐντέρων Alex.Trall.<span class="title">Febr.</span>I ; of plasters, Orib.<span class="title">Fr.</span>88. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> (ξυστός) [[taking exercise in a xystus]]: hence, [[athlete]], [[xysticorum certationes]] <span class="bibl">Suet.<span class="title">Aug.</span>45</span> ; ἀνὴρ ξ. Gal.13.1023 ; ξ. ἀθληταί <span class="title">BCH</span>28.22 ; <b class="b3">ξ. σύνοδος</b> <span class="title">Athletic</span> Association, ἡ ἱερὰ θυμελικὴ καὶ ξ. σ. <span class="title">OGI</span>713.3 (Alexandria, iii A. D.) ; ἡ ἱερὰ ξ. περιπολιστικὴ οἰκουμενικὴ σύνοδος <span class="title">IG</span>14.956<span class="hiitalic">B</span>19, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PLond.</span>3.1178.2</span> (ii A. D.), etc.</span>