ὀροφή

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ἡ, (ἐρέφω)

   A roof of a house, or ceiling of a room, Od.22.298, IG12.373.246, Hdt.2.148, Pherecr.121, Ar.Nu.173, etc.: pleon., καταστέγασμα τῆς ὀ. Hdt.2.155 ; διελεῖν τὴν ὀ. take off the tiling, Th. 4.48 ; cf. κέραμος 11.2: pl., woodwork of the roof, Thphr.HP5.3.7.    2 top of a beehive, Arist.HA624a6.    II Syrian name of a plant, = κροκοδιλιάς, Aët.11.2.