ἀθήρ
έρος, ὁ
A.
awn, πυραμίνους ἀ. Hes. Fr. 117; εἴσδυσις οὐδ’ ἀθέρι prob. l. in Lyr.Adesp. 2 B, cf. X. Oec. 18.1, Arist. HA 595b27:—in pl., chaff, Luc. Anach. 31; χωρὶς δείσης καὶ ἀθέρος POxy. 988 (iii A.D.).
II.
barb of a weapon, A. Fr. 154, Hp. Epid. 5.49, Plu. Cat.Mi. 70.
III.
spine or prickle of a fish, prob. in Ath. 7.303d.
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