φοινικιστής

οῦ, ὁ
A. φοῖνιξ B. 11) dyer of purple or red, Zonar.
II. among the Persians, wearer of purple, opp. παραλουργής (q. v.), i.e. one of the highest rank, X. An. 1.2.20; cf. Hsch.
III. = Φοινικίζων 1, Sch.Ar. Pax 883, EM 235.47.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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