ἐρυσίσκηπτρον
From LSJ
ὀλιγαρχία δὲ τῶν μὲν κινδύνων τοῖς πολλοῖς μεταδίδωσι͵ τῶν δ΄ ὠφελίμων οὐ πλεονεκτεῖ μόνον, ἀλλὰ κτλ. → But an oligarchy gives the many a share of the danger, and not content with the largest part takes and keeps the whole of the profit (Thucyd. 6.39)
English (LSJ)
τό, a plant,
A = ἀσπάλαθος, Thphr.Od.57, Dsc.1.20 ; = κύπερος, ib.4 ; also, = ἄκανθα λευκή, Ps.-Dsc.3.12 ; = ἱερὰ βοτάνη ib.4.60 ; cf. ἐρίσκηπτον.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1037] τό, ein Strauch, Diosc.
