ἄριστον: Difference between revisions

|Definition=τό, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">morning meal, breakfast</b>, twice in Hom., ἐντύνοντ' ἄ. ἅμ' ἠοῖ <span class="bibl">Od.16.2</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Il.24.124</span>; ἄριστα, δεῖπνα, δόρπα θ' αἱρεῖσθαι τρίτα <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Fr.</span>182</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ag.</span>331</span>: later, <b class="b2">breakfast</b> was called <b class="b3">ἀκράτισμα</b>, and <b class="b3">ἄριστον</b> was the midday meal, our <b class="b2">luncheon</b>, cf. <span class="bibl">Th.4.90</span>, <span class="bibl">7.81</span>; <b class="b3">ἄ. αἱρεῖσθαι, ποιεῖσθαι</b>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.3.26</span>, <span class="bibl">6.78</span>; ἀπ' ἀρίστου μέχρι δείλης <span class="bibl">Arist. <span class="title">HA</span>619a15</span>. [ᾱ; contr. from ᾰ (<b class="b2">y</b>) <b class="b3">ερι-στον</b>, cf. Goth. <b class="b2">air</b>, OHG. <b class="b2">ēr</b> 'early', Avest. <b class="b2">ayar[schwa]</b> 'day'; also ᾱ (<b class="b2">y</b>) ερ- in <b class="b3">ἦρι, ἠέριος; -στο-</b> from <b class="b2">-d-to-</b>, root <b class="b2">ed-</b> 'eat'.]</span>