psythius
From LSJ
ὑπόσχεσιν τὸ πρᾶγμα γενναίαν ἔχει → the affair holds a noble promise
Latin > English
psythius psythia, psythium ADJ :: phythian, name of a kind of vine
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
psythĭus: or psĭthĭus, a, um, adj., = ψύθιος (ψιθ-),
I psythian, a designation of a species of vine: vitis, Verg. G. 4, 269; Col. 3, 2, 24.—Called also simply psythĭa, ae, f., Verg. G. 2, 93; and in plur.: psythiae (sc. uvae), Stat. S. 4, 9, 38.—Neutr. subst.: psythĭum, ii, a kind of raisin - wine, Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 80.
Latin > German (Georges)
psythius, a, um, s. psithius.
