ἄλειφαρ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀλείφω (aleíphō, to anoint, grease)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἄλειφᾰρ (áleiphar) n (genitive ἀλείφατος); third declension

  1. unguent, anointing oil, oil, fat
  2. pitch, resin
    • 300 BCE – 200 BCE, Theocritus, Collected Works 7.147

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