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|Definition=ἡ, Ion. and Ep. ποίη, Dor. ποία Pi. (v. infr.), also in <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Cyc.</span> 333</span> (trim.), <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Eq.</span>606</span>(troch.); Boeot. πύας, αο, ὁ, <span class="title">Schwyzer</span> 485.1, al. (Thespiae, iii B.C.):—<span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[grass]], νέμεαι τέρεν' ἄνθεα ποίης <span class="bibl">Od.9.449</span>; <b class="b3">κεκορηότε ποίης</b>, of oxen, <span class="bibl">18.372</span>; <b class="b3">ἐν ποίῃ</b> ib.<span class="bibl">368</span>; χθὼν . . φύεν νεοθηλέα π. <span class="bibl">Il.14.347</span>; ἀμφὶ δὲ ποίη . . ἀέξετο <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Th.</span>194</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Hdt.4.53</span>, E. l.c., etc.; <b class="b3">π. Μηδική</b>, v. [[Μηδικός]]. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> generally, [[herb]], π. τὸ ἀπὸ ῥίζης φυλλοφόρον προϊὸν ἀστέλεχες <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">HP</span>1.3.1</span>; collect., [[herbaceous plants]], <b class="b3">τῆς π. τὸ ἡλιοτρόπιον</b> ib.<span class="bibl">7.3.1</span>; esp. of medicinal [[herbs]], <b class="b3">καλοῦσι πόαν ἔνια τῶν φαρμακωδῶν οἱ ῥιζοτόμοι</b> ib.<span class="bibl">9.8.1</span>; of <b class="b3">φυλλώδεις δυνάμεις</b>, ibid.; ποίαν τρίψας <span class="title">IG</span>42(1).122.121 (Epid., iv B.C.); freq. in Hsch., s.v. [[ἀβρότονον]], al. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">b</span> [[lye]], <span class="bibl">LXX<span class="title">Je.</span>2.22</span>, <span class="title">Mal.</span>3.2. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> [[plant]] in general, π. ἡ βοτάνη <span class="bibl"><span class="title">EM</span>677.49</span>,al.; <b class="b3">π. Παρνασίς</b>, i.e. the bay or laurel, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span>8.20</span>; <b class="b3">στεφάνοισί νιν ποίας ἔρεπτον</b> ib.<span class="bibl">4.240</span>: hence, metaph., <b class="b3">κεῖραι μελιαδέα ποίαν</b> ib.<span class="bibl">9.37</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">4</span> [[the grass]], i.e. [[a grassy place]], <b class="b3">πόα καθίζεσθαι</b> [[grass]] to sit on, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phdr.</span>229b</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">HG</span>4.1.30</span>, <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Ages.</span>36</span>; [[meadow]], Schwyzer l.c. (pl.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> in later Poets, of Time, [[hay-harvest]], i.e. [[summer]], <b class="b3">ἐπ' ἐννέα . . ποίας</b> for nine [[summers]], <span class="bibl">Call.<span class="title">Fr.</span>182</span>; χείματά τε ποίας τε δύω <span class="bibl">Rhian.54</span>; ἢ τρεῖς ἢ πίσυρας ποίας <span class="title">AP</span>7.731 (Leon.), cf. <span class="bibl">627</span> (Diod.), <span class="bibl">6.252</span> (Antiphil.): in this signf. [[ποιά]] (oxyt.) acc. to Sch.<span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Tr.</span>20</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">EM</span>677.49</span>. (Cf. Lith. [[pieva]] 'meadow'.)</span>