View source for ὕσγινον

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|Full diacritics=ὕσγῐνον
|Medium diacritics=ὕσγινον
|Low diacritics=ύσγινον
|Capitals=ΥΣΓΙΝΟΝ
|Transliteration A=hýsginon
|Transliteration B=hysginon
|Transliteration C=ysginon
|Beta Code=u(/sginon
|Definition=τό, a vegetable dye of bright crimson or scarlet colour, perh. the <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">kermes</b> (v. <b class="b3">ὕσγη</b>), <span class="bibl">Nic.<span class="title">Th.</span>511</span>, <span class="title">AP</span>6.254 (Myrin.); <b class="b2">hysginum</b>, Vitr.7.14.1 (<b class="b2">excygno</b> codd.), <span class="bibl">Plin.<span class="title">HN</span>9.140</span>, <span class="bibl">21.170</span>, <span class="bibl">35.45</span> (<b class="b2">hygino, yyg-, yog-, id genus</b>, codd.), <span class="title">Dig.</span>32.1.78.5, Isid.<span class="title">Etym.</span>19.17.15 (<b class="b2">iscino</b>): gen. sg. ισγινης <span class="title">Edict.Diocl.</span>19.8; ισγενης, ib.24.9-12. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">scarlet cloak</b>, τὸ ἄλλο ζεῦγος τῶν ὑσγείνων <span class="bibl"><span class="title">POxy.</span>531.17</span> (ii A. D.). [ῑ Nic. and <span class="title">AP</span> ll. cc.; but ὑσγῐνόεις <span class="bibl">Nic.<span class="title">Th.</span>870</span>: the forms ισγινη, ισγενη point to a naturally short, ι, lengthd. metri gr.]</span>
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