ἡ, (μάσσω, on the accent v. Hdn. Gr. 2.937; later μάζα Moer. p. 258 P.) barley-cake, Archil. 2, Hdt. 1.200, Democr. 246, etc. ; ἀμολγαίη Hes. Op. 590; κυρβαίη (v.l. κυρκ-) Hom. Epigr. 15.6; φυστή Ar. V. 610; distd. from ἄρτος (wheaten bread), Hp. VM 8, cf. Acut. 37, Aff. 52, Ar. Ec. 606, Antiph. 226.1, X. Cyr. 1.2.11, Ath. 3.114e; μ. καὶ ὕδωρ Epicur. Ep. 3 p. 64U. ; δουλίας μ. τυχεῖν to eat the bread of slavery, A. Ag. 1041; prov., ἀγαθὴ καὶ μᾶζα μετ’ ἄρτον, of second best things, Zen. 1.12; μᾶζαν μεμαχώς having baked a cake, with a play on μάχην μεμαχημένος, Ar. Eq. 55. generally, lump, mass, ball, LXX Bel 27, Suid. s.v. παλάθαι· χρυσοῦ J. AJ 5.1.10, cf. Dsc. 5.79; esp. in Alchemy, amalgam, ἀνέκλειπτος μ. PHolm. 2.17, PLeid. X. 7.

richtiger als μάζα.

a barley-cake , (Herdotus Historicus), attic (ML)