ἀγασυλλίς
καὶ ὑποθέμενος κατὰ τῆς κεφαλῆς φέρειν τὰς πληγάς, ὡς ἐν ἐκείνῃ τοῦ τε κακοῦ τοῦ πρὸς ἀνθρώπους → and having instructed them to bring their blows against the head, seeing that the harm to humans ... (Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 1.50)
English (LSJ)
ίδος, ἡ, the plant which produces ἀμμωνιακόν,
A Ferula marmarica, Dsc.3.84.
German (Pape)
[Seite 9] ίδος, ἡ, Pflanze, hetacleum gummiferum, Sp.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀγασυλλίς: -ίδος, ἡ, φυτόν, τὸ heracleum gummiferum, Διοσκ. 3. 98.
Spanish (DGE)
-ίδος, ἡ
• Alolema(s): tb. ἀγάσυλλον, τό Ps.Dsc.3.84; ἀγάσυλλος l. antigua de Orib.11.α.38 ad loc.
bot. goma amónica, Ferula marmarica L., Dsc.3.84.
• Etimología: Deriva de la raíz que se encuentra en ἄση ‘asco’ c. el prefijo ἀγα- debido al mal olor de su jugo.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: f.
Meaning: plant that produces ἀμμωνιακόν, Fecula marmarica (Dsc.).
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: Fur. 254 connects γηθυλλίς, (Dor. γα-) which is Pre-Greek. André Lex. s. agasyllis.
