μυελός

English (LSJ)

ὁ,

   A marrow, μυελὸς αὖτε σφονδυλίων ἔκπαλθ' Il.20.482, cf. Pl.Ti.73b sq., 91b, Thphr.HP1.2.6, etc.: pl., Ti.Locr.100b; brain, S.Tr.781, Gal.UP8.4; μ. ῥαχίτης spinal cord, Hp.Coac.499; μ. νωτιαῖος Diocl.Fr.141.    2 fat, χηνὸς μ. Hp.Nat.Mul.109, al.    3 marrow as good food, ἐπὶ γούνασι πατρὸς μυελὸν οἶον ἔδεσκε Il.22.501 (but ἄλφιτα μ. ἀνδρῶν, as becoming or making marrow, Od.2.290, cf. 20.108): metaph., φάγεσθε τὸν μ. τῆς γῆς LXX Ge.45.18.    4 metaph., νεαρὸς μ. A.Ag.76 (anap.); πρὸς ἄκρον μ. ψυχῆς marrow, inmost part, E.Hipp.255 (anap.); Τρινακρίας μ., of Syracuse, Theoc. 28.18.    5 generally, soft, marrow-like meat, Alex.186.10. [ῡ always in Hom.: ῠ always in Att.; so also in the deriv. words.]