σῖτος
Alt. σῖτος, ηετερογ. πλ. σῖτα, ων, τά,
I. "corn, grain", comprehending both wheat (πυρός) and barley (κριθή), Od., Thuc.; ς. ἀληλεσμένος "ground" corn, Hdt., Thuc.
2. "food made from grain, bread", as opp. to flesh-meat, Od., Hdt.; σῖτον ἔδοντες, a general epith. of men as opp. to beasts, Od.; hence of savages, who eat flesh only, οὐδέ τι σῖτον ἤσθιον Hes.
3. in wider sense, "meat", as opp. to "drink", σῖτος ἠδὲ ποτής Hom.; σῖτα καὶ ποτά Hdt., etc.
4. rarely of beasts, "food, fodder", Hes., Eur.
II. in attic Law, "the public allowance of grain made to widows and orphans", Dem.