κυλλᾶστις
αἰὼν παῖς ἐστι παίζων, πεσσεύων∙ παιδός η βασιληίη → time is a child playing draughts; the kingship is a child's | a life-time is a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | a whole human life-time is nothing but a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | lifetime is a child at play, moving pieces in a game; kingship belongs to the child
English (LSJ)
ιος, Ion. and later Gr. (cf. UPZ46.15, 53.15 (ii B.C.)) -ῆστις, ιος, ὁ,
A Egyptian bread made from ὄλυρα, Hdt.2.77, Hecat. 323 (b) J., Phanod.5, Ar.Fr.257, prob. in POxy.1742.1 (iv A.D.).
Greek Monolingual
κυλλᾱστις και κύλλαστις και ιων. τ. κυλλῆστις, -ιος, ὁ (Α)
είδος αιγυπτιακού ψωμιού που παρασκευαζόταν από το είδος κριθής όλυρα («ἀρτοφαγέουσι δέ ἐκ τῶν ὐλυρέων ποιεῡντες ἄρτους, τοὺς ἐκεῑνοι κυλλῆστις ὀνομάζουσι», Ηρόδ.).
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < αιγυπτ. klšt ή kršt].
