φθόϊς

A. φθόεις Hp. Mul. 1.104, Ath. 11.489d (written φθόϊς in Plu. 2.292f); Att. acc. pl. φθοῖς Ar. Pl. 677; dat. φθοῖσι Eup. 373; Dor. and poet. acc. pl. φθόϊας SIG 1025.31,38 (Cos, iv/iii B. C.), Call. Fr. 337:—also Att. φθοΐς, ΐδος,ἡ, acc. φθοΐδα AP 6.258 (Adaeus); nom. pl. φθοΐδες or φθοῖδες IG 12.301.103,109, 116:— a kind of cake, Ar. l.c., GDIl. c., SIG l. c., Chrysipp.Tyan. ap. Ath. 14.647d, Porph. Abst. 2.7: Lat. abl. pl. pthoibus CIL 6.32323.140, 145 (Rome, i B. C.); nom. fthois = uuum (i.e. libum), Gloss.

2. Medic., pastille, used for fumigation, Hp. l.c.

3. bar of precious metal, χρυσίου Σκαπτησυλικοῦ IGl. c., cf. 22.1443.20, al.; but φ. χρυσίου gold-dust, Hsch.

II. a kind of cup, prob. the same as φιάλη ὀμφαλωτή, Eup. l. c., cf. Ath. 11.502b; φθόεις κυκλοτερεῖς ib. 489d.