Ask at the forum if you have an Ancient or Modern Greek query!

κανθαρίς

From LSJ
Revision as of 22:23, 8 February 2013 by Spiros (talk | contribs) (7)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

οὔποτε ποιήσεις τὸν καρκίνον ὀρθὰ βαδίζειν → thou shalt never make the crab walk straight

Source
Click links below for lookup in third sources:
Full diacritics: κανθαρίς Medium diacritics: κανθαρίς Low diacritics: κανθαρίς Capitals: ΚΑΝΘΑΡΙΣ
Transliteration A: kantharís Transliteration B: kantharis Transliteration C: kantharis Beta Code: kanqari/s

English (LSJ)

ίδος, ἡ, a kind of

   A beetle, prob. blister-beetle, Cantharis vesicatoria, Arist.HA531b25, 542a9; used in medicine, Hp.Nat.Mul.32, Plu.2.22a: pl., POxy.1088.14 (i A.D.); beetle hurtful to corn, Pl.Com.37, Thphr.HP8.10.1, Nic.Al.115; also to fruits, etc., Arist.HA552b1; so prob. in Gal.12.363.    II a kind of fish, Numen. ap. Ath.7.326f.

⇢ Abbreviations: ALL | General | Authors & Works
Retrieved from "https://lsj.gr/index.php?title=κανθαρίς&oldid=52720"