ἔλαιον
ζηλοῦτε δὲ τὰ χαρίσματα τὰ μείζονα. Καὶ ἔτι καθ᾽ ὑπερβολὴν ὁδὸν ὑμῖν δείκνυμι (1 Corinthians 12:31) → But go ahead and strive for the greater gifts. And I'm about to show you a still more excellent way.
English (LSJ)
τό, (ἐλαία)
A olive-oil, in Hom. mostly anointing-oil, used after the bath, λοεσσαμένω καὶ ἀλειψαμένω λίπ' ἐλαίῳ Il.10.577, cf. 14.171, 18.350, etc.; before wrestling and other gymnastic exercises, πωλησεῦντι τὸ ἔ. εἰς τὸ γυμνάσιον IG12(1).3 (Rhodes); ἔ. θεῖναι to provide oil at the baths, ib.4.597,606 (Argos): prov., πῦρ ἐλαίῳ κοιμίσαι Lyr.Alex.Adesp.8 (a); ἐλαίῳ πῦρ κατας βεννύναι Luc.Tim.44; εὐῶδες ἔ. Od.2.339; ῥοδόεν (rose-scented) Il.23.186; ἔ. ῥόδινον Hp. Mul.2.135; ἔ. λευκον ib.136; τοῦ λευκοτάτου πάντων ἐ. Σαμιακοῦ Antiph.331. II any oily substance, ἔ. χήνειον Hp.Mul.2.194; κίκινον, ἀμυγδάλινον ἔ., etc., Dsc.1.32,33, etc.; ῥαφάνινον ἔλαιον PAmh.2.93 (ii A.D.), etc.; ἔ. ἀπὸ σελαχῶν, like our 'cod-liver oil', Arist.HA520a18; ἔ. ἀπὸ γάλακτος butter, Hecat.154 J. III at Athens, oil-market, ἀναμενῶ σε . . πρὸς τοὔλαιον Men.896.
