αἶρα
ὅτι τίς ὁ ἄνθρωπος, ὃς ἐπελεύσεται ὀπίσω τῆς βουλῆς τὰ ὅσα ἐποίησεν αὐτήν; (Ecclesiastes 2:12, LXX version) → for who is the man who, after following his own plan, will find wisdom (in) everything he has done?
English (LSJ)
ἡ,
A hammer, αἰράων ἔργα smith's work, Call.Fr.129. 2 = ἀξίνη, Hsch. II darnel, Lolium temulentum, Thphr.HP 1.5.2: in pl., Ar.Fr.412, Pherecr.188, Arist.Somn.Vig.456b30, Herod. 6.100, etc.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
αἶρα: ἡ, σφῦρα, αἰράων ἔργα, ἔργα σιδηρουργοῦ, Καλλ. Ἀποσπ. 129. ΙΙ. τὸ ἐν τῷ σίτῳ παράσιτον φυτόν, ἡ κοινῶς «αἶρα» καλουμένη, ἐν Λακωνίᾳ δὲ καὶ Ζακύνθῳ καὶ πολλαχοῦ «ᾖρα», Λατ. lolium, Θεοφρ. Ἱ. Φ. 1. 5. 2· κατὰ πληθ. Ἀριστοφ. Ἀποσπ. 364. Φερεκρ. Ἄδηλ. 17: ― κατὰ Ἀριστ. περὶ Ἐνυπν. 3. 9 ἦτο ὑπνωτική, ὥστε βεβαίως εἶναι τὸ Λατ. lolium temulentum L.
Spanish (DGE)
-ας, ἡ
• Morfología: [plu. gen. αἰράων Call.Fr.115.12; dat. αἴρῃσιν Euph.81.9]
I 1mazo, martillo αἰράων ἔργα Call.l.c., cf. Euph.l.c.
2 hacha Hsch.
II bot. cizaña, Lolium temulentum gener. en plu., Ar.Fr.428, Hp.Nat.Mul.32, Arist.Somn.Vig.456b30, SEG 48.96.25 (Atenas IV a.C.), Herod.6.100, PCair.Zen.292.22 (III a.C.), Apollon.enal.12.998, Hippiatr.Cant.29.1, PHamb.19.16 (III d.C.)
•sg. Thphr.HP 1.5.2, Gal.11.816.
• Etimología: Cf. quizás ai. erakā ‘una hierba’, let. aĩres ‘cizaña’.
