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ἄκανος

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Οὔτοι συνέχθειν, ἀλλὰ συμφιλεῖν ἔφυν → I was not born to hate, but to love.

Sophocles, Antigone, 523
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Full diacritics: ἄκᾰνος Medium diacritics: ἄκανος Low diacritics: άκανος Capitals: ΑΚΑΝΟΣ
Transliteration A: ákanos Transliteration B: akanos Transliteration C: akanos Beta Code: a)/kanos

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.