ῥῆον
From LSJ
Πολλοὺς ὁ πόλεμος δι' ὀλίγους ἀπώλεσεν → Bellum paucorum gratia aufert plurimos → Der Krieg vernichtet viele wegen weniger
English (LSJ)
τό,
German (Pape)
[Seite 840] τό, = ῥᾶ, w. m. s.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ῥῆον: τό, = ῥᾶ, «ῥῆον, ἔνιοι δὲ προσαγορεύουσιν αὐτὸ ῥᾶ» Γαλην. τ. 13, σ. 224.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: n.
Meaning: rhubarb (Gal.).
Other forms: Also called Ώῥᾶ (Dsc.)
Etymology: The word would come from the river called Rha, the Wolga (Amm. Marcell. 22,8,28). Cf. André, Lexique s.v. rha a. reum.
