δαΐς

English (LSJ)

δαΐδος, Att. contr. δᾴς, δᾳδός, ἡ: (δαίω Α):—

   A fire-brand, pinetorch, δαΐδων ὑπὸ λαμπομενάων Il.18.492; δαΐδας μετὰ χερσὶν ἔχοντες Od.7.101; δᾷδες, = λαμπάδες, Philyll.29; ἀραμένη δαΐδας IG12(5).229.8; ἔλαχεν μυστιπόλους δ, of a δᾳδοῦχος, ib.3.172: in sg., Ar.Nu. 1494, Antiph.199,272: collective in sg., metaph., ἐπὶ τὴν δᾷδα προελθεῖν to come to the funeral-torch. i.e. end of life, Plu.2.789a.    2 as collective noun, pine-wood, such as torches were made of, SIG 57.32 (Milet., V B.C.), Ar.Nu.612, Th.7.53, X.Cyr.7.5.23, Arist. Col. 791b24, Supp.Epigr.1.329.24.    3 a disease in pines, resin-glut, Thphr.HP3.9.5.    4 = δαδίον 2, Hp Mul.2.133.