ὄλονθος
From LSJ
κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
English (LSJ)
ὁ, (ἡ Hp.Mul.2.113),
A edible fruit of the wild fig, Hes.Fr. 160.1, Thphr. CP 5.1.8, Anon. (ὁ φιλόσοφος) ap.Ath.3.77f, LXX Ca.2.13; ὄ. χειμερινοί Hp.Nat.Mul.33, al.
2 sterile summer fruit of the cultivated fig, Gal.12.133.
3 sterile male inflorescence of the caprifig, breeding ψῆνες, which fertilize σῦκα, Hdt.1.193.
German (Pape)
French (Bailly abrégé)
ου (ὁ) :
fruit comestible du figuier sauvage, fruit stérile du figuier domestique, inflorescence mâle du caprificus.
Étymologie: cf. ὄλυνθος.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: m.
Meaning: wild fig
See also: s. ὄλυνθος.
Frisk Etymology German
ὄλονθος: {ólonthos}
Grammar: m.
Meaning: wilde Feige
See also: s. ὄλυνθος.
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