σίλφιον: Difference between revisions

|Definition=τό, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[laserwort]], [[Ferula tingitana]], the juice of which was used in food and medicine, <span class="bibl">Sol.39</span>; ὀπὸς σιλφίον <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Acut.</span>23</span>; <b class="b3">σ. ἢ ὀπὸς ἢ καυλός</b> ib.<span class="bibl">37</span>, Gal.12.123, cf. <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Fr.</span>603</span>, <span class="bibl">Antiph.88</span>, <span class="bibl">Alex. 127.5</span>, <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">HP</span>6.3.1</span>, <span class="bibl">Nic.<span class="title">Al.</span>309</span>, Dsc.3.80, <span class="bibl">Poll.6.67</span>; freq. in Ar. as an eatable, esp. mashed with cheese, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Av.</span>534</span>, <span class="bibl">1579</span>; having a strong flavour, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Eq.</span>895s</span>q.: largely grown in and exported from Cyrene, hence prov., <b class="b3">τὸ Βάττου σ</b>., of rare and precious commodities, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Pl.</span>925</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Fr.</span>528</span>; <b class="b3">γαλαῖ ἐν τῷ σ. γινόμεναι</b> in the <b class="b2">silphium-</b>region, <span class="bibl">Hdt.4.192</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">169</span>: of other plants, <b class="b3">σ. κατὰ Μηδίαν</b>, <b class="b2">Ferula Assafoetida</b>, Dsc.l.c.; <b class="b3">σ. κατὰ Συρίαν καὶ Ἀρμενίαν</b>, <b class="b2">Prangos ferulacea</b>, ibid.; <b class="b3">σ. ἐν Καυκάσῳ</b>, <b class="b2">Ferula alliacea</b>, Aristobul. ap. <span class="bibl">Arr.<span class="title">An.</span>3.28.6</span>.</span>

|etymtx=Grammatical information: n.<br />Meaning: name of <b class="b2">a plant esp. known from Cyrene</b>, [[silphium]].<br />Other forms: Byform <b class="b3">σέλπον σίλφιον</b> H.<br />Derivatives: <b class="b3">σιλφιωτός</b> (Ar.), <b class="b3">σεσιλφιωμένος</b> (Philox., not certain) <b class="b2">prepared with s.</b>, <b class="b3">σιλφιόεις</b> <b class="b2">made of S.</b> (Nic.).<br />Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]<br />Etymology: Together with Lat. [[sirpe]] <b class="b2">id.</b> LW [loanword] of unknown source. Hypotheses in W.-Hofmann s. v. -- Furnée 163 etc. recalls Berb. [[aselbu]] <b class="b2">iuncus maritimus</b>.