δράγμα

ατος, τό

δράσσομαι

A. handful; esp. as many stalks of corn as the reaper can grasp in his left hand, truss, Il. 11.69, 18.552; also, sheaf, = ἄμαλλα, X. HG 7.2.8, Theoc. 10.44, Ph. Bel. 86.24, BGU 757.16 (i A. D.), Plu. Publ. 8.
II. later, uncut corn, AP 11.365.10 (Agath.), Luc. Hes. 7: metaph., πρώτης δράγματα φυταλιῆς first-fruits, AP 6.44 (Leon. (?)), cf. LXX Le. 23.12.
III. ἐποίησεν ἡ γῆ δράγματα brought forth by handfuls, i. e. plenty, ib.Ge. 41.47.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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