View source for ῥᾶ

{{LSJ1
|Full diacritics=ῥᾶ
|Medium diacritics=ῥᾶ
|Low diacritics=ρα
|Capitals=ΡΑ
|Transliteration A=rhâ
|Transliteration B=rha
|Transliteration C=ra
|Beta Code=r(a=
|Definition=Adv. <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">easily</b>, <span class="bibl">Alcm.42</span>, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Fr.</span>1086</span>, Ion Trag.<span class="bibl">66</span>. [Codd. vary between <b class="b3">ῥᾶ</b> and <b class="b3">ῥᾴ</b>; only <b class="b3">ῥᾴ</b> (ῥάι) seems to be admitted by <span class="bibl">A.D.<span class="title">Adv.</span> 156.8</span>, <span class="bibl">Eust.163.20</span>, but <b class="b3">ῥᾶ</b> is prob. correct Attic and Dor. for <b class="b3">Ρᾱᾰ</b> whence Ep. <b class="b3">Ρῆα</b> (written <b class="b3">ῥεῖα</b> in Hom. but <b class="b3">ῥήα</b> in Alc.<span class="title">Supp.</span>12.7), later Ion. <b class="b3">ῥέα</b> (q.v.); cf. Aeol. <b class="b3">βρᾷ</b>.]</span><br /><span class="bld">ῥᾶ</span>, τό, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">rhubarb, Rheum officinale</b>, Dsc.3.2; growing near the river <span class="title">Rha</span> (mod. <span class="title">Volga</span>), whence its name acc. to Amm.Marc.22.8.28; cf. [[ῥῆον]].</span>
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