κολχικόν

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κρεῖττον εἶναι φιλοσόφως ἀποθανεῖν ἢ ἀφιλοσόφως ζῆν → that it is better to die in manner befitting a philosopher than to live unphilosophically

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Transliteration A: kolchikón Transliteration B: kolchikon Transliteration C: kolchikon Beta Code: kolxiko/n

English (LSJ)

τό,

   A meadow saffron, Colchicum speciosum, Dsc.4.83.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1476] τό, die Zeitlose, eine Pflanze mit giftiger, bollenartiger Wurzel, Diosc.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

κολχικόν: τό, φυτόν τι μὲ βολβώδεις ῥίζας δηλητηριώδεις, colchicum autumnale, Διοσκ. 4. 84· πρβλ. ἐφήμερον ΙΙ.

Frisk Etymological English

Grammatical information: n.
Meaning: name of a venomenous type of saffron, Colchicum speciosum (Dsc.).
Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]
Etymology: After the homeland Κολχίς, s. Strömberg Pflanzennamen 122.

Frisk Etymology German

κολχικόν: {kolkhikón}
Grammar: n.
Meaning: N. einer giftigen Safranart, Colchicum speciosum (Dsk.).
Etymology : Nach der Heimat Κολχίς benannt, s. Strömberg Pflanzennamen 122.
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