(ἀποσείω).
And Nicostratus, in his Fellow-Countrymen, says—
For when this vintner in our neighbourhood
Sells any one some wine, or e'en a φανὸς,
Or vinegar, he always gives him water.
And Philippides, in his Women Sailing together, says—
A. The φανὸς did not give a bit of light.
B. Well, then, you wretched man, could not you blow it?
60. Pherecrates, in his Crapatalli, calls what we now call λυχνία, λυχνεῖον in this line—
A. Where were these λυχνεῖα made?