ἄμβων
From LSJ
Λύπης ἰατρός ἐστιν ἀνθρώποις λόγος – For men reason is a healer of grief – Für Menschen ist der Trauer Arzt allein das Wort – Maeroris unica medicina oratio.
English (LSJ)
ωνος, ὁ, Att. for Ion. ἄμβη, acc. to Gal.18(1).340, but Rhodian acc. to Bacchiusap.Apollon.Cit.1.7:—
A crest of a hill, A.Fr. 103; ἐπ' οὔρεος ἀμβώνεσσιν Call.Aet.3.1.34. 2 rim or edge of a cup (esp. of one that curves inwards), Eup.52, Ephipp.3.16, Critias 34D., Plu.Lyc.9. b (from similarity of shape), rim of jointsocket, Gal.UP1.15, al., cf. 18(1).340. 3 = γυναικεῖον αἰδοῖον, Eust.1539.33 (so perh. in Eup.l.c.). 4 in Cos, steps, rungs of ladder, Apollon.Cit.1.7. 5 pulpit, title of poem by Paul. Sil., cf. JHS28.195 (Aspendus).
