δράγμα

English (LSJ)

ατος, τό, (δράσσομαι)

   A handful; esp. as many stalks of corn as the reaper can grasp in his left hand, truss, Il.11.69, 18.552; also, sheaf, = ἄμαλλα, X.HG7.2.8, Theoc.10.44, Ph.Bel.86.24, BGU 757.16 (i A. D.), Plu.Publ.8.    II later, uncut corn, AP11.365.10 (Agath.), Luc.Hes.7: metaph., πρώτης δράγματα φυταλιῆς first-fruits, AP6.44 (Leon. (?)), cf. LXX Le.23.12.    III ἐποίησεν ἡ γῆ δράγματα brought forth by handfuls, i. e. plenty, ib.Ge.41.47.