χαλβάνη
νεκρὸν ἐάν ποτ' ἴδηις καὶ μνήματα κωφὰ παράγηις κοινὸν ἔσοπτρον ὁρᾶις· ὁ θανὼν οὕτως προσεδόκα → whenever you see a body dead, or pass by silent tombs, you look into the mirror of all men's destiny: the dead man expected nothing else | if you ever see a corpse or walk by quiet graves, that's when you look into the mirror we all share: the dead expected this
English (LSJ)
[βᾰ], ἡ,
A the resinous juice of all-heal, Ferula galbaniflua (v. πάνακες), Thphr.HP9.1.2, 9.7.2, Nic.Th.52, LXX Ex.30.34, Si.24.15, Dsc.3.83, Plu.2.1009f. (Hebr. [hudot ]elbenāh.)
German (Pape)
[Seite 1327] ἡ, galbanum, der harzige Saft einer doldentragenden Pflanze in Syrien, Theophr.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
χαλβάνη: ἡ, Λατ. galbaˇnum, ὁ ῥητινώδης ὀπὸς ἢ κόμμι φυτοῦ ἐν Συρίᾳ φυόμενον, Θεοφρ. π. Φυτ. Ἱστ. 9. 1, 2., 7. 2, Πλούτ. 2. 1009F, Διοσκ. 3. 97, κλπ. ― (Πιθανῶς τὸ Ἑβρ. chelbenah).
French (Bailly abrégé)
ης (ἡ) :
galbanum, résine d’une plante ombellifère de Crète.
Étym. hébr. chelbenah.
