ὠμήλυσις

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Menander, Monostichoi, 477
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Full diacritics: ὠμήλῠσις Medium diacritics: ὠμήλυσις Low diacritics: ωμήλυσις Capitals: ΩΜΗΛΥΣΙΣ
Transliteration A: ōmḗlysis Transliteration B: ōmēlysis Transliteration C: omilysis Beta Code: w)mh/lusis

English (LSJ)

εως, ἡ,

   A bruised meal of raw corn, esp. barley or wheat (hence with κριθίνη or πυρίνη added), used for poultices, Hp.Morb. 2.31, Nat.Mul.27, Gal.10.282, 19.156; applied without water, Id.12.863; written divisim, μετὰ ὠμῆς λύσεως Dsc.3.24, Arching. ap. Gal.12.675, Gp.14.7.7. (Compd. of ὠμός and Αλῠσις 'grinding', cf. ἄλεσις, ἀλέω, ἄλευρον, and foreg.; also perh. OE. ealu 'ale':—the form ὠμῆς λύσεως by popular etymology: εἰρῆσθαι δὲ ὅτι οὐ φρυγόμενον ἀλήθεται AB318.)

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ὠμήλῠσις: -εως, ἡ, ἀντὶ ὠμὴ λύσις (ὠμὴ διάλυσις), δηλ. χονδροκοπανισμένον ἄλευρον ἐξ ὠμῆς (ἀβράστου) κριθῆς ἢ σίτου (ὅθεν συνάπτονται οἱ προσδιορισμοὶ κριθίνη ἢ πυρίνη), ἐν χρήσει κυρίως πρὸς παρασκευὴν καταπλασμάτων, Ἱππ. 741. 19., 570. 4, κλπ.· γράφεται καὶ ἐν διαστάσει, μετὰ ὠμῆς λύσεως Διοσκ. 3. 29, Γεωπον., κτλ.