σκίλλα
From LSJ
κακοὶ μάρτυρες ἀνθρώποισιν ὀφθαλμοὶ καὶ ὦτα βαρβάρους ψυχὰς ἐχόντων → eyes and ears are poor witnesses for men if their souls do not understand the language (Heraclitus Phil.: Fr. B 107; Testimonia: Fragment 16, line 6)
English (LSJ)
ης, ἡ,
A squill, Urginea maritima, Thgn.537, Arist.HA556b4, Thphr.HP7.9.4, Theoc.7.107, Dsc.2.171; used in purificatory rites, Hippon.5, Diph.126.3, Thphr.Char.16.14, SIG968vi(Mytil., iii B.C.), D.Chr.48.17.
German (Pape)
[Seite 898] ἡ, die Meerzwiebel, mit länglicher Bolle; Theogn. 537; Luc. Necyom. 7; sonst σχῖνος, Theophr., Diosc.
