αἶρα
Ἔοικα γοῦν τούτου γε σμικρῷ τινι αὐτῷ τούτῳ σοφώτερος εἶναι, ὅτι ἃ μὴ οἶδα οὐδὲ οἴομαι εἰδέναι → I seem, then, in just this little thing to be wiser than this man at any rate, that what I do not know I do not think I know either
English (LSJ)
ἡ,
A hammer, αἰράων ἔργα smith's work, Call.Fr.129. 2 = ἀξίνη, Hsch. II darnel, Lolium temulentum, Thphr.HP 1.5.2: in pl., Ar.Fr.412, Pherecr.188, Arist.Somn.Vig.456b30, Herod. 6.100, etc.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
αἶρα: ἡ, σφῦρα, αἰράων ἔργα, ἔργα σιδηρουργοῦ, Καλλ. Ἀποσπ. 129. ΙΙ. τὸ ἐν τῷ σίτῳ παράσιτον φυτόν, ἡ κοινῶς «αἶρα» καλουμένη, ἐν Λακωνίᾳ δὲ καὶ Ζακύνθῳ καὶ πολλαχοῦ «ᾖρα», Λατ. lolium, Θεοφρ. Ἱ. Φ. 1. 5. 2· κατὰ πληθ. Ἀριστοφ. Ἀποσπ. 364. Φερεκρ. Ἄδηλ. 17: ― κατὰ Ἀριστ. περὶ Ἐνυπν. 3. 9 ἦτο ὑπνωτική, ὥστε βεβαίως εἶναι τὸ Λατ. lolium temulentum L.
Spanish (DGE)
-ας, ἡ
• Morfología: [plu. gen. αἰράων Call.Fr.115.12; dat. αἴρῃσιν Euph.81.9]
I 1mazo, martillo αἰράων ἔργα Call.l.c., cf. Euph.l.c.
2 hacha Hsch.
II bot. cizaña, Lolium temulentum gener. en plu., Ar.Fr.428, Hp.Nat.Mul.32, Arist.Somn.Vig.456b30, SEG 48.96.25 (Atenas IV a.C.), Herod.6.100, PCair.Zen.292.22 (III a.C.), Apollon.enal.12.998, Hippiatr.Cant.29.1, PHamb.19.16 (III d.C.)
•sg. Thphr.HP 1.5.2, Gal.11.816.
• Etimología: Cf. quizás ai. erakā ‘una hierba’, let. aĩres ‘cizaña’.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
αἶρα: ἡ бот. плевел Arst., Plut.
