| |Definition=or ὄστρειον, τό, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[oyster]]; the proper Att. form is [[ὄστρειον]] (ὄστρεια . . ἔλεγον οἱ ἀρχαῖοι <span class="bibl">Ath.3.92e</span>, cf. Moer.<span class="bibl">p.285</span> P. (who recommends <b class="b3">ὀστρία [ῑ]</b> wrongly), Phot., etc.), and this is required by the metre in the earlier Poets, κόγχοι, μύες, κὤστρεια <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Fr.</span>34</span>; ὄστρεια συμμεμυκότα <span class="bibl">Epich.42</span> ([[ὄστρεα]] codd. Ath.); πίννῃσι καὶ ὀστρείοισιν ὁμοίη <span class="bibl">Cratin.8</span>; πίνναι, λεπάδες, μύες, ὄστρεια <span class="bibl">Anaxandr.41.61</span> (anap.); while [[ὄστρεον]] is used in late Ep., <span class="bibl">Matro <span class="title">Conv.</span>16</span>, Nic.<span class="title">Fr.</span>83, and is found in Pap., <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PCair.Zen.</span>82.13</span> (iii B. C.), <span class="bibl"><span class="title">POxy.</span>738.5</span> (i A. D.):—the readings vary in Pl. (v. infr. III), as in Arist., cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">HA</span>490b10</span>, <span class="bibl">525a20</span>: generally, of all [[bivalves]], ib.<span class="bibl">525a20</span>, <span class="bibl">528a1</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Fr.</span>304</span>, Gal.12.345. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> [[oyster-]] or [[bivalve-shell]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>531b5</span>, <span class="bibl">590a32</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">III</span> [[purple pigment]], prob. that produced by the murex, cf. <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>548a12</span>; ὄστρεον μόνον ἐπιφέρειν <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Cra.</span>424d</span>; ὀστρείῳ ἐναληλιμμένος <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">R.</span>420c</span>; τὰ σώματα ἐκέχριντο ὀστρείῳ <span class="bibl">Callix.2</span>: <b class="b3">ὄστρεα· τὰ κογχύλια, Αάκωνες ἄνθος</b>, Hsch.</span> | | |Definition=or [[ὄστρειον]], τό,<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[oyster]]; the proper Att. form is [[ὄστρειον]] (ὄστρεια . . ἔλεγον οἱ ἀρχαῖοι Ath.3.92e, cf. Moer.p.285 P. (who recommends <b class="b3">ὀστρία [ῑ]</b> wrongly), Phot., etc.), and this is required by the metre in the earlier Poets, κόγχοι, μύες, κὤστρεια A.''Fr.''34; ὄστρεια συμμεμυκότα Epich.42 ([[ὄστρεα]] codd. Ath.); πίννῃσι καὶ ὀστρείοισιν ὁμοίη Cratin.8; πίνναι, λεπάδες, μύες, ὄστρεια Anaxandr.41.61 (anap.); while [[ὄστρεον]] is used in late Ep., Matro ''Conv.''16, Nic.''Fr.''83, and is found in Pap., ''PCair.Zen.''82.13 (iii B. C.), ''POxy.''738.5 (i A. D.):—the readings vary in Pl. (v. infr. III), as in Arist., cf. ''HA''490b10, 525a20: generally, of all [[bivalve]]s, ib.525a20, 528a1, ''Fr.''304, Gal.12.345.<br><span class="bld">II</span> [[oyster-shell]] or [[bivalve-shell]], Arist.''HA''531b5, 590a32.<br><span class="bld">III</span> [[purple pigment]], prob. that produced by the murex, cf. Arist.''HA''548a12; ὄστρεον μόνον ἐπιφέρειν Pl.''Cra.''424d; ὀστρείῳ ἐναληλιμμένος Id.''R.''420c; τὰ σώματα ἐκέχριντο ὀστρείῳ Callix.2: <b class="b3">ὄστρεα· τὰ κογχύλια, Αάκωνες ἄνθος</b>, Hsch. |