ἔλαιον

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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.

German (Pape)

[Seite 788] τό, 1) Oliven-, Baumöl, von Hom. an überall; bes. das Salböl, im Bade u. beim Ringen, dah. ἐλαίου ὄζειν, von häufig Ringenden; durch mancherlei Zuthat wohlriechend gemacht, εὐῶδες Od. 2, 339, ῥοδόεν Il. 23, 186. – 2) übh. Fettigkeit, bes. flüssige, ὑός, Schweinefett, Schmalz, Hippocr. – 3) der Ort, wo Oel verkauft wird, Men. bei Eust. 1595 Poll. 9, 47.