στάχυς
[ στᾰχῡς E. HF 5, but στᾰχῠν Call. Dian. 130, A.R. 1.688 ], υος, ὁ: pl. στάχυες IG 12.280.78,22.1424a333, etc.; Ep. dat. σταχύεσσιν Il. 23.598; acc. στάχῡς Ar. Eq. 393, OGI 56.68 (Canopus, iii B.C. ), but στάχυας LXX [Gen 41:7], etc: -
ear of corn, in pl., Il.l.c., Hes. Op. 473, Ev.[Mat 12:1], etc.; τοὺς ὑπερέχοντας τῶν ς . Arist. Pol. 1284a30: in sg., A. Supp. 761, Fr. 304.7, S. Fr. 395, and freq in E., Hec. 593, al.: metaph., ς. ἄτης A. Pers. 821; ἐκ καλάμης . . στάχυες, of Bacchylides’ poems, AP 4.1.34 ( Mel. ): - of the Theban Σπαρτοί, E. Ph. 939, HF 5, Ba. 264; of the crop reaped by Cleon in capturing the Spartans at Sphacteria, Ar. Eq. 393; βίον θερίζειν ὥστε κάρπιμον ς . E. Fr. 757.6 .
2. generally, scion, progeny, ς. ἄρσην Id. Fr. 360.22, cf. Lyc. 214; δισσὸν Βορέον ς . Orph. A. 218; τέκνων Man. 6.304; Ἰνδῶν Nonn. D. 18.267; Ἑλλάδος ἀμώων ἄγαμον ς . AP 9.362.25.
3. name of the chief star in the constellation Virgo, Spica Virginis, Arat. 97, Ptol. Alm. 7.5: in pl., Man. 2.134 .
II lower part of the abdomen, Heliod. ap. Orib. 50.26 tit., Poll. 2.168, cf. Eust. 194.4, 410.17 .
III base horehound, Stachys germanica, Dsc. 3.106, Plin. HN 24.136 . νάρδου στάχυς,= ναρδόσταχυς, Gp. 7.13.1; ὁ τῆς νάρδου ς . Gal. 6.267. surgical bandage, ’spica’ bandage, Heliod. ap. Orib. 48.46 tit., Gal. 18(1).814. παρὰ τοῖς ναυπηγοῖς τὸ ἐπὶ τῆς φάλαγγος μεριζόμενον, Hsch. = Heb. shibboleth, LXX Jd. 12.6 .
G4719 — στάχυς
σταχυνος (cf. Buttmann, 14), ὁ (connected with the root, sta, ἵστημι; Curtius, p. 721), from Homer down, the Sept. for שִׁבֹּלֶת, an ear of corn (or growing grain): [Mat 12:1]; [Mar 2:23]; [Mar 4:28]; [Luk 6:1].