- κονία
- lime
- 1. dust, a cloud of dust , stirred up by men's feet, [8th/7th c.BC]; also in pl., like Lat. arenae, [8th/7th c.BC], etc.
2. sand or soil (v. ὑπερέπτω); [8th/7th c.BC]
3. ashes , in pl. like Lat. cineres, [8th/7th c.BC]
4. a fine powder , sprinkled over wrestlers' bodies after being oiled, to make them more easily grasped by the opponent:—;this powder was also used in the bath, [5th/4th c.BC]
ι- in κονίῃσιν, in other cases ι- usually. (ML)