Lexical Definition
σῖτος sîtos (see'-tos) grain G:N-M
of uncertain derivation
corn, wheat.
- grain, especially wheat
Abbott-Smith
σῖτος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for דָּגָן ;]
wheat, corn: Mt 3:12 13:25, 29, 30 Mk 4:28, Lk 3:17 12:18 16:7 22:31, Jo 12:24, Ac 27:38, I Co 15:37, Re 6:6 18:13.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 3:12 · 13:25 · 13:29 |
| Mark | 4:28 |
| Luke | 3:17 · 12:18 · 16:7 · 22:31 |
| John | 12:24 |
| Acts | 27:38 |
| 1 Corinthians | 15:37 |
| Revelation | 6:6 · 18:13 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
σῖτος, ὁ,
irregular plural σῖτα, τά, [Refs 6th c.BC+]:— grain, comprehending both wheat (πυρός) and barley (κριθή), ἐν [Ἰθάκῃ] σ. ἀθέσφατος ἐν δέ τε οἶνος γίγνεται [Refs 8th c.BC+]; περὶ σίτου ἐκβολήν about the shooting of the corn into ear, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῦ σ. ἀκμάζοντος at its ripening, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. ἀληλεσμένος or -εμένος ground corn, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σίτου εἰσαγωγή, ἐξαγωγή, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; comprehending πυρός, κριθή, ὄλυρα, and φακός, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; περὶ τοῦ σ. καὶ τοῦ σησάμου [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ὁ σ. καὶ τὰ λάχανα as examples of πόα, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2 food made from grain, bread, opposed to flesh-meat, σ. καὶ κρέα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; σῖτον ἔδοντες, a general epithet of men as opposed to to beasts, ὅσσοι νῦν βροτοί εἰσιν ἐπὶ χθονὶ σ. ἔδ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of savages, who eat flesh only, οὐδέ τι σῖτον ἤσθιον [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of civilized men, σῖτον καὶ σπείρουσι καὶ σιτέονται [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κάρδαμον ἔχειν ἐπὶ τῷ σ. [Refs]; πίνειν ὕδωρ ἐπὶ τῷ σ[Refs 1st c.AD+]
__3 in a wider sense, food, as opposed to to drink, σ. ἠδὲ ποτής [Refs 8th c.BC+]; even of porridge (κυκεών),[Refs 8th c.BC+]; εὐνὴ καὶ σ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; provisions, σῖτα ἀναιρέεσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; παρέχειν μέχρι τριάκοντα ἡμερῶν σ. Foed. cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 rarely of beasts, fodder, [Refs 8th c.BC+]—In the general sense of food, Prose writers prefer the diminutive form σιτία, τά.
__II in Attic dialect Law, allowance of grain made to widows and orphans. σῖτον διδόναι, ἀποδιδόναι, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.2 δίκην σίτου δικάσασθαι, bring an action under the Athen. Corn-law against regraters and monopolists, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.3 allowance made to the Ἱππεῖς, [Refs]
__II.4 public distribution of corn in Rome, Latin frumentatio, τὸν ἐπὶ τοῦ σίτου ὄντα ἐν Ῥώμῃ [Refs 2nd c.AD+]