μυελός, ὁ,
marrow, μυελὸς αὖτε σφονδυλίων ἔκπαλθ᾽ [
Refs 8th c.BC+];
brain, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. ῥαχίτης spinal
cord, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
2)
fat, χηνὸς μ. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
3)
marrow as good food, ἐπὶ γούνασι πατρὸς μυελὸν οἶον ἔδεσκε [
Refs 8th c.BC+], as becoming or making
marrow, [
LXX+8th c.BC+]
4)
metaphorically, νεαρὸς μ. [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; πρὸς ἄκρον μ. ψυχῆς
marrow, inmost part, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; Τρινακρίας μ, of Syracuse, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]
5) generally,
soft, marrow-like meat, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]: ῠ always in
Attic dialect; so also in the derivation words.]