Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἀσταφίς

Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀσταφίς

Etym.: a euphon. , stafi/s

Sense

  1. dried grapes, raisins

Examples

  • εἴ ποτε δὲ στομάτεσσι βαλεῖν τινα βρῶσιν ἀνάγκη, ἀσταφὶσ οἰνοπόταισ ἄρκιοσ ἡ Βρομίου. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume IV, book 11, chapter 59 1:1)
  • εἰή μήτ’ ὄμφαξ, μήτ’ ἀσταφίσ· (Unknown, Greek Anthology, book 5, chapter 203)

Synonyms

  1. dried grapes

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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