ἄριστον: Difference between revisions

|Definition=τό, [[morning meal]], [[breakfast]], 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, [[breakfast]] was called [[ἀκράτισμα]], and [[ἄριστον]] was the [[midday]] [[meal]], our [[luncheon]], cf. <span class="bibl">Th.4.90</span>, <span class="bibl">7.81</span>; ἄριστον αἱρεῖσθαι, ἄριστον ποιεῖσθαι, <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(y)ερι-στον, cf. Goth. air, OHG. ēr ‘early’, Avest. ayarə ‘day’; also ᾱ(y)ερ- in [[ἦρι]], [[ἠέριος]]; -στο- from -d-to-, root ed-‘eat’.]