ψάμαθος

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Menander, Monostichoi, 186
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Full diacritics: ψᾰμᾰθος Medium diacritics: ψάμαθος Low diacritics: ψάμαθος Capitals: ΨΑΜΑΘΟΣ
Transliteration A: psámathos Transliteration B: psamathos Transliteration C: psamathos Beta Code: ya/maqos

English (LSJ)

ἡ (poet., also in a Homeric paraphrase, Plu.2.393e),

   A sand of the sea-shore, ἔρειπε δὲ τεῖχος Ἀχαιῶν... ὡς ὅτε τις ψάμαθον πάϊς ἄγχι θαλάσσης . . συνέχευε Il.15.362; ψαμάθῳ εἰλυμένα πολλῇ Od. 14.136; ἀμφὶ χλωρὰν ψ. S.Aj.1064; παρακτία ψ. E.IA165 (lyr.), cf. 1054 (lyr.); παρὰ ψ. καὶ θῖν' ἁλός Ar.V.1520 (lyr.): freq. in pl., νῆα . . ἐπ' ἠπείροιο ἔρυσσαν ὑψοῦ ἐπὶ ψαμάθοις Il.1.486; ἐπὶ ψαμάθοις ἁλίῃσι Od.3.38, cf. 4.438; of river-sand, Il.21.202, 319.    2 prov. of a countless multitude, ὅσα ψ. τε κόνις τε ib.9.385: pl., grains of sand, φύλλοισιν ἐοικότες ἢ ψαμάθοισιν 2.800; ὁπόσαι ἐν θαλάσσᾳ καὶ ποταμοῖς ψάμαθοι κλονέονται Pi.P.9.47. (Perh. formed by combining ψάμμος and ἄμαθος; similarly ἄμμος (ἅμμος) by combining ἄμαθος and ψάμμος; ἄμαθος is cogn. with Engl. sand.)