στάχυς stachus · G4719

στάχυς [στᾰχῡς ; [], υος, ὁ: plural στάχυες [].1424a333, etc.; Epic dialect dative σταχύεσσιν []—ear of corn, in plural, Il.[same place], []; τοὺς ὑπερέχοντας τῶν σ. []; ἐκ καλάμης.. στάχυες, of Bacchylides' poems, []; of the crop reaped by Cleon in capturing the Spartans at Sphacteria, []; βίον θερίζειν ὥστε κάρπιμον σ. []; 2 generally, scion, progeny, σ. ἄρσην []; δισσὸν Βορέον σ. []; Ἑλλάδος ἀμώων ἄγαμον σ. []; 3 name of the chief star in the constellation Virgo, Spica Virginis, []; II lower …