ἄκανος
From LSJ
ἔνδον γὰρ ἁνὴρ ἄρτι τυγχάνει, κάρα στάζων ἱδρῶτι καὶ χέρας ξιφοκτόνους → yes, the man is now inside, his face and hands that have slaughtered with the sword dripping with sweat
English (LSJ)
ὁ, (ἀκή A, ἀκίς)
A pine-thistle, Atractylis gummifera, Thphr. HP1.10.6, al. 2 thistle-head, ib.6.4.3.
German (Pape)
[Seite 68] ὁ, nach VLL. = ἄκανθα. Bei Theophr eine Distelart, und der dornige Fruchtkopf einiger Pflanzen, z. B. Ananas.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἄκᾰνος: ὁ, (ἀκή, ἀκίς), εἶδος ἀκάνθης, ἡ ἀκανθώδης κεφαλὴ καρπῶν τινων, ὡς τοῦ Ἀνανᾶ, ἴδε Θεοφρ. Ἱ. Φ. 1. 10, 6, καὶ ἀλλ. καὶ Schneid. Ind.· ἴδε καὶ Schleuin. Θησ. Παλ. Διαθ.
