A.leaven, Arist.GA755a18, LXXEx.12.15; beer-yeast, PTeb.375.27 (ii A.D.), etc.: metaph., of corruption, falsehood, Ev. Matt.16.6, etc. (ζυ_-μα_ or ζυ_σ-μα_, cf. Skt. yauti 'mix', Skt. yūs, Lat. jūs 'soup', Lett. jaut 'stir dough', javs 'dough'.)
ζύμ-η [υ_], ἡ,