χαμαίπιτυς
ψυχῆς ἀγῶνα τὸν προκείμενον πέρι δώσων → to stand the appointed trial for his life, to stand the appointed struggle for life and death
English (LSJ)
ῠος, ἡ, A ground-pine, yellow bugle, Ajuga chamaepitys, Nic.Al.56, Apollod. ap. Ath.15.681d, Dsc.3.158, Plin.HN24.29. 2 mountain germander, Teucrium montanum, Dsc. l. c., Plin. l.c. 3 herb ivy, Ajuga iva, Dsc. and Plin. ll.cc. 4 = ὑπερικόν (St. John's wort, perforate St John's-wort, common Saint John's wort, St John's wort, Hypericum perforatum) Dsc.3.154. 5 = μυρσίνη ἀγρία, Ps.-Dsc.4.144:—hence χᾰμαιπῐτύϊνος οἶνος = wine flavoured with one of these plants, Dsc.5.70.
French (Bailly abrégé)
υος (ἡ) :
ive ou ivette, plante.
Étymologie: χαμαί, πίτυς.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
χᾰμαίπῐτυς: -υος, ἡ, ἡ χαμαὶ φυομένη πίτυς, καλοῦνται δὲ οὕτω τρία εἴδη φυτῶν: 1) Aj…g ἢ Teucrium Iva, χρησιμεύουσα εἰς παρασκευὴν ἀμβλωθριδίου φαρμάκου. 2) μικρότερον εἶδος, T. chamaepitus. 3) T…ps udochamaepitus· - ἴδε Διοσκ. 3. 175, Πλίν. 24. 20· - χᾰμαιπῐτύϊνος οἶνος, παρεσκευασμένος διά τινος τῶν φυτῶν τούτων, Διοσκ. 5. 80.
Greek Monolingual
-ίτυος, ἡ, Α
ονομασία διαφόρων ειδών ποωδών φυτών, γνωστών σήμερα με τις κοινές ονομασίες δωδεκάνθι, λιβανόχορτα κ.ά.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < χαμ(αι)- + πίτυς.
Wikipedia EN
Ajuga chamaepitys is a species of flowering plant of the family Lamiaceae. Popularly known as yellow bugle or ground-pine, the plant has many of the same characteristics and properties as Ajuga reptans. A. chamaepitys can be found in Europe, the Eastern part of the Mediterranean, and North Africa.
