ἀχύνωψ
From LSJ
δυνατὰ δὲ οἱ προύχοντες πράσσουσι καὶ οἱ ἀσθενεῖς ξυγχωροῦσιν → the strong do what they will; the weak do what they must | the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must | they that have odds of power exact as much as they can, and the weak yield to such conditions as they can get
English (LSJ)
A = κύνωψ (q.v.), fleawort, Plantago Psyllium, Thphr.HP7.11.2, Plin.HN21.89,101.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀχύνωψ: ὁ ψύλλιον, «ψυλλοβότανον» ἢ «ψυλλόχορτον»· σταχυώδη μὲν οὖν ἐστιν ὅ τε ἀχύνωψ ὑπό τινων καλούμενος πλείους ἔχων ἰδέας ἐν ἑαυτῷ Θεοφρ. Ι. Φ. 7. 11. 2. πρβλ. κύνωψ.
Spanish (DGE)
bot. zaragatona, Plantago psyllium L., Thphr.HP 7.11.2, Plin.HN 21.89, 101, quizá tb. ἀχυνώ· πόα τις οὕτω καλεῖται Phot.α 3468.
• Etimología: Deriv. de κύνωψ q.u. por deformación.
Frisk Etymological English
See also: κύνωψ
