ῥῆον
From LSJ
ἐν τυφλῶν πόλεϊ γλαμυρός βασιλεύει → in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
English (LSJ)
τό, A = ῥᾶ, rhubarb, Gal.12.112.
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.
