ψιμίθιον

A. = ψίμυθος, white lead, used as a pigment, esp. to whiten the skin of the face, Ar. Ec. 878,929, Amips. 3, Dialex. 2.6, etc.; even for the hair, Pl. Ly. 217d; ἐντετριμμένην ψιμυθίῳ X. Oec. 10.2; περιπεπλασμένη ψιμυθίοις . . , ἀνάπλεῳ ψιμυθίου, Eub. 98, cf. Ar. Ec. 1072; τῷ ψ. κεχρισμένος Jul. Or. 7.233b; also used in salves, Gp. 17.7.2, 18.15.3: for its preparation, v. Thphr. Lap. 56. (Written ψιμίθιον in PCair.Zen. 763.19, 789.11,12 (iii B. C.), IG 5(1).1390.22 (Andania, i B. C.), POxy. 1088.4 (i A. D.), PLond. 3.928.21, PMed.Strassb. p.4 (ii A. D.), and as v.l. in Dsc. 5.88, etc.; ψιμμύθιον Jul. l. c., v. l. in GP. Il. cc.; ψιμμίθιον as v. l. in Dsc. l. c.: Aeol. ψημύθιον, acc. to Choerob. in Theod. 1.201 H., Id. in An.Ox. 2.241 (Ion. acc. to EM 103.25): v. ψιμυθιόω.) [υ, Ar. ll. cc., etc.; ψι‐ indeterminate in these passages; ψιμυθίου in a hexam. (Nic. Al. 75) might be due to metrical lengthening of ψι‐: cf. ψίμυθος.]