καὶ ὑποθέμενος κατὰ τῆς κεφαλῆς φέρειν τὰς πληγάς, ὡς ἐν ἐκείνῃ τοῦ τε κακοῦ τοῦ πρὸς ἀνθρώπους → and having instructed them to bring their blows against the head, seeing that the harm to humans ... (Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 1.50)
chĕlōnĭa: ae, f., = χελωνία,
I a precious stone, tortoise - stone, Plin. 37, 10, 56, § 155.
chĕlōnĭa, æ, f. (χελωνία), nom d’une pierre précieuse peut-être la même que la suivante : Plin. 37, 155.