τροφεῖα

A. pay for rearing and bringing up, wages of a nurse, θανὼν τ. πληρώσει χθονί A. Th. 477; [πορσῦναι] E. El. 626; ἀποδοῦναι, ἐκτίνειν, Id. Ion 852, Pl. R. 520b; prov., κριὸς τὰ τ. (sc. ἀπέτεισεν) Men. 905; ἀνταποδοῦναι Lys. 6.49, cf. IG 5(2).345.7 (Orchom. Arc., ii/i B. C.), POxy. 37.10 (i A. D.); πράξασθαι D.S. 9.13.

II. βίου τ. one's living, food, S. OC 341; τ. ματρός mother's milk, E. Ion 1493 (lyr.).

III. fodder, BGU 912.19 (i A. D.), PAmh. 2.143.5 (iv A. D.).

IV. maintenance, board, paid in money or kind, PEleph. 3.2, al. (iii B. C.), PMich.Teb. 121v vii 7, al. (i A. D.), PRyl. 153.4 (ii A. D.); paid to a wet-nurse, BGU 1106.38,47 (i B. C.), PGrenf. 2.75.5 (iv A. D.).