ἀλθαία
ὅπλον μέγιστόν ἐστιν ἡ ἀρετή βροτοῖς → man's greatest weapon is virtue, virtue is the greatest weapon for mortals
English (LSJ)
ἡ,
A marsh mallow, Althaea officinalis, Thphr.HP9.15.5, Aret.CA1.6.
2 = δενδρομαλάχη (tree mallow, Lavatera arborea), Gal.12.67.
3 = ὠκιμοειδές (catchfly, Silene gallica), Ps.Dsc.4.28. (For ἀλθαιᾶτις, ἡ, EM63.12, ἀλθαία τις should be read.)
German (Pape)
[Seite 95] ἡ, wilde Malve, Theophr.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀλθαία: ἡ, ἑλώδης μαλάχη, «νερομολόχα», μαλάχη ἀγρία, Θεοφρ. Ἱ. Φ. 9. 15, 5: - ὡς κύρ. ὄνομα, Ἰλ. Ι. 555.
Spanish (DGE)
-ας, ἡ
bot.
1 malvavisco, Althaea officinalis L., Thphr.HP 9.15.5, 9.18.1, Aret.CA 1.4.10, 1.6.7, Plin.HN 20.222, Ps.Dsc.3.146, Ps.Apul.Herb.38.16, cf. EM α 835, Gloss.2.225.
2 malva arbórea, Lavatera arborea L., Gal.12.67.
3 quizá carmelitilla, Silene gallica L., Ps.Dsc.4.28.
• Etimología: Cf. ἀλθαίνω prob. por su valor curativo.
