ἀχερωίς
From LSJ
ὀδοῦσι καὶ ὄνυξι καὶ πάσῃ μηχανῇ → tooth and nail | tooth, fang, and claw | in every possible way | by hook or by crook
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀχερωίς: -ίδος, ἡ, ἀλλαχοῦ καλουμένη λεύκη, Ἰλ. Ν. 389., Π. 482· (ἐκ τοῦ Ἀχέρων, διότι ἐπιστεύετο ὅτι ἐκομίσθη ἐκ τοῦ κάτω κόσμου ὑπό τοῦ Ἡρακλέους, Παυς. 5. 14, 2· πρβλ. Νικ. Ἀλεξιφ. 13, Ἀχ. ὄχθαι): «τὴν δὲ λεύκην πεφυκέναι φασὶ πρὸς τῷ Ἀχέροντι, ὅθεν καὶ ἀχερωΐδα καλεῖσθαι παρ’ Ὁμήρῳ» Ἁρπ. ἐν λέξει λεύκη.
