μαστίχη
μή, φίλα ψυχά, βίον ἀθάνατον σπεῦδε, τὰν δ' ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάν → Oh! my soul do not aspire to eternal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible. | Do not yearn, O my soul, for immortal life! Use to the utmost the skill that is yours. | Do not, my soul, strive for the life of the immortals, but exhaust the practical means at your disposal.
English (LSJ)
ἡ, mastich, μ. τρώγειν Com.Adesp.338; obtained from σχῖνος, mastich, Pistacia Lentiscus, or from ἰξίνη, pine-thistle, Atractylis gummifera, Thphr.HP9.1.2, cf. Dsc.1.70; the latter distinguished as ἡ ἀκανθική Thphr.HP6.4.9; used as a cosmetic, Luc.Ind.23, Alex. 21.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ης (ἡ) :
mastic, gomme à mâcher du lentisque.
Étymologie: μάσταξ.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
μαστίχη: [ῐ], ἡ, ὡς καὶ νῦν, κοινῶς: μαστίχα, παράγεται δὲ ἐκ τοῦ σχίνου, Λατ. lentiscus, μ. τρώγειν Κωμ. Ἀνών. 37, πρβλ. Θεοφρ. π. Φυτ. Ἱστ. 6. 4, 9., 9. 1, 2, Διοσκ. 1. 51.
