σποδός, ἡ,
wood-ashes, embers, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]: generally,
ashes, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπ᾽ Ἰσμηνοῦ τε μαντεία σ, of
the ashes of an altar, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the dead, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀμφὶ σποδὸν κάρᾳ κεχύμεθα, in sign of mourning, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:—death by plunging into a room filled with ashes, αὐτήν μιν ῥῖψαι ἐς οἴκημα σποδοῦ πλέον [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; as a Persian punishment (cf. Val. [
LXX+5th c.BC+]
II)
dust, τῆς χαμᾶθεν σποδοῦ [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; μετρεῖν τὴν σ, of labour in vain, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
III)
oxide of certain metals, σ. Κυπρίη copper
oxide, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
IV)
metaphorically, κυλίκων, πίθων σ, of a bibulous old woman, 'soaker', 'sponge', [
Refs 1st c.AD+]
V)
lava, [
Refs 1st c.BC+]