sardonyx
τῷ ἄφρονι περιττεύει τὸ πάθος → the stupid man is carried away by passion
Wikipedia EN
Sardonyx is a variant in which the colored bands are sard (shades of red) rather than black. Black onyx is perhaps the most famous variety, but is not as common as onyx with colored bands. Artificial treatments have been used since ancient times to produce both the black color in "black onyx" and the reds and yellows in sardonyx. Most "black onyx" on the market is artificially colored.
Latin > English
sardonyx sardonychos/is N C :: sardonyx, precious stone
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
sardŏnyx: ychis, m. and f., = σαρδόνυξ,
I a precious stone, sardonyx; fem., Plin. 37, 6, 23, § 85; Pers. 1, 16; Juv. 7, 144. —Masc., Juv. 6, 382; Mart. 4, 28, 4; 4, 61, 6. —Gen. plur. sardonychum, Juv. 13, 139.— Hence, adj.: sardŏnĭchus, a, um, of sardonyx: lapis, Vulg. Job, 28, 16.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
sardŏnyx,¹⁴ ychis, m. f. (σαρδόνυξ), sardoine-onyx [pierre précieuse] : Plin. 37, 85 ; Juv. 13, 139.
Latin > German (Georges)
sardonyx, ychis, Akk. Plur. ychas, c. (σαρδόνυξ), der Sardonyx, ein Edelstein, fem., Plin. 37, 86 sqq. Pers. 1, 16. Iuven. 7, 144: masc., Iuven. 6, 382. Mart. 4, 28, 4. – Akk. Sing. auch sardonycem, Hieron. in Isai. 15, 54. v. 11 u. 12, sardonychen, Prud. psych. 860: Genet. Plur. sardonychum, Iuven. 13, 139: Akk. Plur. sardonychas, Mart. 5, 11, 1. – Ders. lapis sardonychus, Vulg. Iob 28, 16.
