λυχνῖτις
From LSJ
ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην, πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → hard it is to learn the mind of any mortal or the heart, 'till he be tried in chief authority | it is impossible to know fully any man's character, will, or judgment, until he has been proved by the test of rule and law-giving
English (LSJ)
ιδος, ἡ,
A candlewick, Verbascum mallophorum, the leaves of which served as lampwicks, Plin.HN25.121, BGU485.10 (ii A. D.); = φλομίς, Dsc.4.103.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
λυχνῖτις: ῐδος, ἡ, φυτόν τι, τοῦ ὁποίου τὰ φύλλα ἐχρησίμευον ὡς θρυαλλίδες τῶν λύχνων, Πλίν. 25, 74· φλομὶς λ. ἐν Διοσκ. 4. 104.
