ἀκέανος
ἀλλ' ἐπὶ καὶ θανάτῳ φάρμακον κάλλιστον ἑᾶς ἀρετᾶς ἅλιξιν εὑρέσθαι σὺν ἄλλοις → even at the price of death, the fairest way to win his own exploits together with his other companions | but even at the risk of death would find the finest elixir of excellence together with his other companions | but to find, together with other young men, the finest remedy — the remedy of one's own valor — even at the risk of death
English (LSJ)
ὁ, kind of leguminous vegetable, Pherecr.188, cf. Ael. Dion.Fr.28.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀκέᾱνος: ὁ, εἶδος βοτάνης, Φερεκρ. Ἄδηλ. 17.
Spanish (DGE)
(ἀκέᾱνος) -ου, ὁ
• Grafía: acent. -ός Ael.Dion.α 63
bot., cierto tipo de legumbre Pherecr.201, cf. ἀκεανοί· τὰ ἐν τοῖς φακοῖς στρογγύλα καὶ δυσκάτακτα ὄσπρια Ael.Dion.l.c., cf. Hsch.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: m.
Meaning: 'kind of leguminous vegetable' (Pherekr.)
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: Unexplained. For the overall structure cf. Ώκεανός.
