γεράνιον

ἰχθύς ἐκ τῆς κεφαλῆς ὄζειν ἄρχεται → the fish stinks from the head, a fish rots from the head down, the fish rots from the head down, fish begin to stink at the head, the fish stinks first at the head, corruption starts at the top, the rot starts at the top

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Full diacritics: γεράνιον	Medium diacritics: γεράνιον	Low diacritics: γεράνιον	Capitals: ΓΕΡΑΝΙΟΝ
Transliteration A: geránion	Transliteration B: geranion	Transliteration C: geranion	Beta Code: gera/nion

English (LSJ)

τό, (γέρανος)
A Geranium tuberosum, a plant, Dsc.3.116; ἕτερον γ. crane's-bill, Erodium malacoides, ibid.; also γεράνιος, Hsch. (but ἡ γεράνιος a plaster, Aët.15.15).
II substance used in Alchemy, Pelag.Alch.p.256 B.

-ου, τό
• Alolema(s): γηρ- Hsch.; γεράνιος Hsch.
bot.
1 geranio, Geranium tuberosum L., Dsc.3.116, Plin.HN 26.108, Hsch.
2 cigüeña malva, Erodium malacoides (L.) L' Her., Dsc.l.c., Plin.l.c.
3 n. de una substancia blanqueadora usada en alquim., Pelag.Alch.256.20
•n. de un pigmento o colorante dud. en POxy.1922.2 (V d.C.).
• Etimología: Deriv. de γέρανος ‘grulla’, llamado así por la forma de su fruto.

[Seite 485] τό, 1) Pflanze, Storchschnabel, Diosc. – 2) ein Kran, Maschine zum Heben, Poll. 4, 130; E. M. γεράνειον geschr.

γεράνιον: τό, (γέρᾰνος) φυτόν τι,Διοσκ. 3. 131. ΙΙ. = γέρανος ΙΙ, ἴδε Δουκάγγ.