νήριον
μηδ' εἰς ὀρχηστρίδος εἰσᾴττειν, ἵνα μὴ πρὸς ταῦτα κεχηνὼς μήλῳ βληθεὶς ὑπὸ πορνιδίου τῆς εὐκλείας ἀποθραυσθῇς → and not to dart into the house of a dancing-woman, lest, while gaping after these things, being struck with an apple by a wanton, you should be damaged in your reputation
English (LSJ)
τό,
A oleander, Nerium Oleander, = ῥοδόδενδρον, Dsc.4.81, dub. in CIG3641b20 (Lampsacus).
German (Pape)
[Seite 253] τό, nerium, der Oleanderstrauch, sonst ῥοδοδάφνη, Sp., wie Diosc.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
νήριον: τό, ἄλλως ῥοδοδάφνη, Διοσκ. 4. 82, Συλλ. Ἐπιγρ. (προσθῆκαι) 3641β. 20.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: n,
Meaning: plantname, `Nerium Oleander, oleander (Dsc. 4, 81, Plin.).
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: May belong to νηρόν (fresh) water because of the characteristic property of this plant, to follow the course of brooks (Strömberg Pflanzennamen 113).
