ἴφυον
τὰ σῦκα σῦκα, τὴν σκάφην δὲ σκάφην ὀνομάζειν → call a spade a spade | speak the truth | speak straight from the shoulder | give it straight from the shoulder | give the straight goods | not to mince matters | not to mince words | not mince words | call things by their right names | call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel | call a shovel a shovel | call a spade a spade, not a big spoon
English (LSJ)
[ῑ], τό,
A spike-lavender, Lavandula Spica, Ar.Th.910 (pl.), Fr. 560 (pl.), Epich.161, Thphr.HP6.6.11, 6.8.3.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1275] τό, eine Gemüsepflanze, ἐκ τῶν ἰφύων Ar. Th. 910, Schol. λάχανόν τι ἄγριον.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἴφυον: ῑ, τό, εἶδος βοτάνης, κατὰ τὸν Σχολιαστ. «εἶδος ἀγρίου λαχάνου», Ἀριστοφ. Θεσμ. 910, Ἀποσπ. 473, Θεοφρ. π. Φυτ. Ἱστ. 6. 6, 11.
Greek Monolingual
ἴφυον, τὸ (Α)
(κατά τον Σχολιαστή του Αριστοφ.) είδος άγριου λάχανου.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Άγνωστης ετυμολ.].
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ἴφυον: (ῑ) τό (огородная) зелень, pl. овощи (или какой-л. вид их) Arph.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: n.
Meaning: kind of lavender, Lavandula Spica (Ar., Epich., Thphr.)
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]
Etymology: Unexplained. Cf. τίφιον n. Scilla autumnalis (Thphr.); cf. Strömberg Pflanzennamen 155f. Fur. 391 connects them assuming a variant without τ- (for which there are only few examples). - A Pre-Greek name is a priori probable.
Frisk Etymology German
ἴφυον: {íphuon}
Grammar: n.
Meaning: Art Lavendel, Lavandula Spica (Ar., Epich., Thphr.).
Etymology : Unerklärt. Daneben τίφιον n. Scilla autumnalis (Thphr.); vgl. Strömberg Pflanzennamen 155f.
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