ἄζα
From LSJ
ἑτέρως ἠδύνατο βέλτιον ἢ ὡς νῦν ἔχει κατεσκευάσθαι → otherwise they could have been constructed better than they are now (Galen, On the use of parts of the body 4.143.1 Kühn)
English (LSJ)
ἡ,
A heat, ἠελίου Opp.C.1.134, cf. 3.324. 2 dryness, of the skin, χροός Nic.Th.304. 3 metaph., unsatisfied desire, Call.in PGen.97 ii 7. II dirt, mould, σάκος πεπαλαγμένον ἄζη Od. 22.184. 2 dry sediment, Sch. Theoc.5.109. (Cf. Lat. areo.)
German (Pape)
[Seite 43] ἡ, Dürre, χροός Nic. Th. 303; Gluth, ἠελίοιο Opp. C. 1, 133, vgl. 3, 324; Staub, Schmutz, σάκος πεπαλαγμένον ἄζῃ Hom. Od. 22, 184 (ἅπαξ εἰρημ.).
