1. dust, “ποδῶν ὑπένερθε κ. ἵστατ᾽ ἀειρομένη” Il.2.150; “ὑπὸ δέ σφισιν ὦρτο κ.” 11.151: in pl., “κὰδ δ᾽ ἔπεσ᾽ ἐν κονίῃσι” Od.18.98; “ἐν κονίῃσι πεσών” Il.17.315, etc.; “πρηνέες ἐν κονίῃσιν” 2.418, cf. Hes.Sc.365; “μιάνθησαν δὲ ἔθειραι αἵματι καὶ κονίῃσι” Il.16.796: also Trag. in lyr., A.Ag.64, E.Andr.112, Supp. 821.
2. sand, Il.21.271.
3. ashes, in pl., “κατ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ἕζετ᾽ ἐπ᾽ ἐσχάρῃ ἐν κονίῃσι” Od.7.153, cf. 160: sg., “κ. δρυΐνη” Gp.13.4.2.
II. pearl-ash, lye, soap-powder, “λούειν ἄνευ κονίας” Ar.Lys.470 (with a play on ἀκονιτί), cf. Ach.18, Ra.711, Pl.R.430b: pl., Thphr.HP4.10.4 (nisi leg. κονιάσεις).