| |Definition=ἡ, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[wood-ashes]], [[embers]], <span class="bibl">Od.9.375</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">h.Merc.</span>238</span>: generally, [[ashes]], <span class="bibl">Hdt.2.140</span>; <b class="b3">ἐπ' Ἰσμηνοῦ τε μαντεία σ</b>., of the [[ash]]es of an [[altar]], <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OT</span>21</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ant.</span>1007</span>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.4.35</span>; σ. ἱερὰ ἡ ἐκ τοῦ βωμοῦ <span class="title">SIG</span>1171.18 (Lebena); of the [[dead]], <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>435</span>,<span class="bibl">443</span> (both lyr.), <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ch.</span>687</span>, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">El.</span>758</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">ἀμφὶ σποδὸν κάρᾳ κεχύμεθα</b>, in sign of [[mourning]], <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Supp.</span>827</span> (lyr.), cf. <span class="bibl">1160</span>; σποδὸς δὲ τἄλλα, Περικλέης, Κόδρος, Κίμων <span class="bibl">Alex.25.12</span>:—[[death]] by plunging into a room filled with ashes, αὐτήν μιν ῥῖψαι ἐς οἴκημα σποδοῦ πλέον <span class="bibl">Hdt.2.100</span>; as a Persian [[punishment]] (cf. Val. <span class="bibl">Max.9.2.6</span>), εἰς τὴν σποδὸν ἐμβάλλεται <span class="bibl">Ctes.<span class="title">Fr.</span>29.48</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">51</span>, al., <span class="bibl">[[LXX]] <span class="title">2 Ma.</span>13.5</span> sq.—There seems to be no difference in sense between [[σποδός]] and [[τέφρα]]: both occur in Trag., the latter alone in Att. Prose. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> [[dust]], τῆς χαμᾶθεν σποδοῦ <span class="bibl">Hdt.4.172</span>; [[μετρεῖν τὴν σποδόν]], of [[labour in vain]], <span class="bibl">Arr.<span class="title">Epict.</span>3.26.17</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">III</span> [[oxide]] of certain metals, [[σποδός Κυπρίη]] = [[copper oxide]], <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Mul.</span>1.104</span>; σποδὸς [[Ἰλλυριῶτις]] <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ulc.</span>13</span>; σποδὸς [[χρυσῖτις]] <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Mul.</span>1.103</span>, cf. Dsc.5.75. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">IV</span> metaph., <b class="b3">κυλίκων σποδός, πίθων σποδός</b>, of a [[bibulous]] [[old woman]], '[[soaker]]', '[[sponge]]', <span class="title">AP</span> 6.291, 7.455 (Leon.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">V</span> [[lava]], <span class="bibl">Str.6.2.3</span>.</span> | | |Definition=ἡ,<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[wood-ashes]], [[embers]], Od.9.375, ''h.Merc.''238: generally, [[ashes]], Hdt.2.140; <b class="b3">ἐπ' Ἰσμηνοῦ τε μαντεία σ.</b>, of the [[ash]]es of an [[altar]], S.''OT''21, cf. ''Ant.''1007, Hdt.4.35; σ. ἱερὰ ἡ ἐκ τοῦ βωμοῦ ''SIG''1171.18 (Lebena); of the [[dead]], A.''Ag.''435,443 (both lyr.), ''Ch.''687, S.''El.''758, etc.; <b class="b3">ἀμφὶ σποδὸν κάρᾳ κεχύμεθα</b>, in sign of [[mourning]], E.''Supp.''827 (lyr.), cf. 1160; σποδὸς δὲ τἄλλα, Περικλέης, Κόδρος, Κίμων Alex.25.12:—[[death]] by plunging into a room filled with ashes, αὐτήν μιν ῥῖψαι ἐς οἴκημα σποδοῦ πλέον Hdt.2.100; as a Persian [[punishment]] (cf. Val. Max.9.2.6), εἰς τὴν σποδὸν ἐμβάλλεται Ctes.''Fr.''29.48, cf. 51, al., [[LXX]] ''2 Ma.''13.5 sq.—There seems to be no difference in sense between [[σποδός]] and [[τέφρα]]: both occur in Trag., the latter alone in Att. Prose.<br><span class="bld">II</span> [[dust]], τῆς χαμᾶθεν σποδοῦ Hdt.4.172; [[μετρεῖν τὴν σποδόν]], of [[labour in vain]], Arr.''Epict.''3.26.17.<br><span class="bld">III</span> [[oxide]] of certain metals, [[σποδός Κυπρίη]] = [[copper oxide]], Hp.''Mul.''1.104; σποδὸς [[Ἰλλυριῶτις]] Id.''Ulc.''13; σποδὸς [[χρυσῖτις]] Id.''Mul.''1.103, cf. Dsc.5.75.<br><span class="bld">IV</span> metaph., <b class="b3">κυλίκων σποδός, πίθων σποδός</b>, of a [[bibulous]] [[old woman]], '[[soaker]]', '[[sponge]]', ''AP'' 6.291, 7.455 (Leon.).<br><span class="bld">V</span> [[lava]], Str.6.2.3. |
