ἀβῆνα

From LSJ

τὰ σῦκα σῦκα, τὴν σκάφην δὲ σκάφην ὀνομάζειν → call a spade a spade | speak the truth | speak straight from the shoulder | give it straight from the shoulder | give the straight goods | not to mince matters | not to mince words | not mince words | call things by their right names | call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel | call a shovel a shovel | call a spade a spade, not a big spoon

Source

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἀβῆνα: ἡ, ἐκ τῆς Λατ. λέξ. avena = αἰγίλωψβρόμος, βρόμι, Διοσκ.

Spanish (DGE)


• Morfología: [ac. ἀβήναμ Ps.Dsc.4.137]
lat. auēna, avena ἀβένα· ἡ ἀβῆνα. ῥωμαϊστί Zonar. (pero cf. Zonar.85.16C.).