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στυππεῖον

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Ὁπόσον τῷ ποδὶ περρέχει τᾶς γᾶς, τοῦτο χάρις → Every inch of his stature is grace

Theocritus, Idylls, 30.3
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Full diacritics: στυππεῖον Medium diacritics: στυππεῖον Low diacritics: στυππείον Capitals: ΣΤΥΠΠΕΙΟΝ
Transliteration A: styppeîon Transliteration B: styppeion Transliteration C: styppeion Beta Code: stuppei=on

English (LSJ)

τό,

   A the coarse fibre of flax or hemp, tow, oakum, Hdt. 8.52, X.Cyr.7.5.23, D.47.20, Aen.Tact.33,35, Plb.1.45.12, 5.89.2, D.S.14.51, Plu.Cic.18, Gal.16.622, App.Hann.33, Ill.11, Luc.Asin. 31. (In Papyri and codd. written also στιππύον, στιππεῖον (qq. v.), στυπεῖον, στυπίον, στυππίον (cf. στυππίον· τὸ λίνον, Hsch.); στυπεῖον is confirmed by IG22.1631.336, στυππεῖον by PCair.Zen. 177.6, 514.7 (iii B.C.), and by στυππειοπλόκος, στυππειουργός (qq.v.); cf. [στυπ]πέον IG22.1629.1150.)    0-0[στυπ]πειο-πλόκος, ὁ,= sq., IG22.1673.15,41.

German (Pape)

[Seite 959] τό, s. στυπεῖον, auch στύππιον geschrieben.