κρόμμυον: Difference between revisions

|Beta Code=kro/mmuon

|Definition=τό, Ep. κρόμῠον, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">onion, Allium Cepa</b>, κρομύοιο λοπόν <span class="bibl">Od.19.233</span>; κρόμυον ποτῷ ὄψον <span class="bibl">Il.11.630</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Hdt.2.125</span>, <span class="bibl">4.17</span>; freq. in <span class="bibl">Ar., <span class="title">Lys.</span>798</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">κελεύω κρόμμυα ἐσθίειν</b>, = [[κλαίειν κελεύω]], Bias ap.<span class="bibl">D.L.1.83</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b3">τὰ κ</b>. <b class="b2">the onion-market</b>, <span class="bibl">Eup.304</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b3">κ. σχιστόν</b>, <b class="b2">a variety of Allium Cepa, shallot</b>, <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">HP</span>7.4.7</span>. (Written <b class="b3">κρόμμυον</b> in <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PCair.Zen.</span>269.4</span>, <span class="bibl">300.3</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PSI</span>4.332.13</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PPetr.</span>3p.328</span> (all iii B. C.), freq. in codd. (confirmed by metre in Ar., etc.); κρόμυον Hom. ll.cc. (perh. metri gr.), <span class="bibl"><span class="title">POxy.</span>1584.23</span> (ii A. D.), <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Stud.Pal.</span> 22.75.8</span> (iii A. D.), etc.: prob. assim. fr. <b class="b3">κρέμμυον</b>, cf. place-name Κρεμμυών <span class="bibl">B.17.24</span>, etc.)</span>

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