noun greek

hăphē

gen. hăphēs · gender feminine

(), , , = ἁφή (a touching, handling; hence)

the yellow sand

the yellow sand with which wrestlers, after being anointed, were sprinkled.

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Lit.: flavescit haphe, Mart. 7, 67, 5.—

the dust of a road by extension

Transf., the dust of a road, Sen. Ep. 57, 1.

Perseus ID: n20219 Key: haphe