πέτρην κοιλαίνει ρανὶς ὕδατος ἐνδελεχείῃ → constant dropping wears away a stone, constant dripping will wear away the hardest stone, little strokes fell big oaks, constant dripping wears the stone, constant dropping wears the stone, constant dripping will wear away a stone
| Full diacritics: ἱππόφεως | Medium diacritics: ἱππόφεως | Low diacritics: ιππόφεως | Capitals: ΙΠΠΟΦΕΩΣ |
| Transliteration A: hippópheōs | Transliteration B: hippopheōs | Transliteration C: ippofeos | Beta Code: i(ppo/fews |
εω, ὁ,
A spurge, Euphorbia acanthothamnos, gen. -φεω (v.l. -φαέως, -φέως) Hp.Int.13,25,26; nom. -φεως Thphr.HP6.5.2. 2 = ἐπίθυμον, Plin.HN26.55, Gloss.
ἱππόφεως, -εω, ὁ (Α)
1. το φυτό ιπποφαές
2. το παρασιτικό φυτό επίθυμον.
