ἀλωή

I. threshing-floor, ἱερὰς κατ’ ἀλωάς Il. 5.499; μεγάλην κατ’ ἀλωήν, ἐϋκτιμένῃ ἐν ἀλωῇ, 13.588, 20.496, cf. Hes. Op. 597.

II. more commonly, any prepared ground (cf. Sch.Od. 1.193), garden, orchard, vineyard, etc., Il. 5.90, Od. 6.293, etc.: Ποσειδάωνος ἀ., i.e. sea, Opp. H. 1.797.

III. halo, of sun or moon, Arat. 811,875.