ἀμοργίς
From LSJ
Ubi idem et maximus et honestissimus amor est, aliquando praestat morte jungi, quam vita distrahi → Where indeed the greatest and most honourable love exists, it is much better to be joined by death, than separated by life.
English (LSJ)
ίδος, ἡ,
A stalks of mallow (Malva silvestris), used like hemp or flax, ἄλοπος ἀ. Ar.Lys.735: acc. ἄμοργιν, v.l. ἀμοργίδα, ib.737. (Perh. from the pr. n. Ἀμοργός as place of growth.) II proparox. ἄμοργις, εως, ἡ, = ἀμόργη, Hdn.Gr.1.87.
German (Pape)
[Seite 128] ίδος, ἡ, seiner Flachs (auf der Insel Amorgos gebaut); ἄλοπος ἀμ. Ar. Lys. 735; B. A. 210 τοῦ καλάμου τῆς ἀνθήλης τὸ λεπτότατον, ἔοικε δὲ βυσσῷ, vgl. Suid.; auch ein daraus gewebtes Kleid, Poll. 7, 74, s. ἀμόργινος.
