ἄσπληνον
ἁρμονίη ἀφανὴς φανερῆς κρείττων → the hidden attunement is better than the obvious one, invisible connection is stronger than visible, harmony we can't see is stronger than harmony we can, unseen harmony is stronger than what we can see
English (LSJ)
τό (and ἄσπλαγχνος, ὁ, Dsc.3.134), (ἀ- euph., σπλήν)
A miltwaste, Asplenium ceterach, supposed to be a cure for the spleen, Dsc. l.c., Zopyr. ap. Orib.14.50.1.
2 = ἄκορον, Dsc.1.2.
Frisk Etymological English
-ος m.
Grammatical information: n.
Meaning: a plant (Dsc.)
Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]
Etymology: May be from a privativum and σπλήν as it would cure anthrax, rather than a loan word.
Frisk Etymology German
ἄσπληνον: -ος m.
{ásplēnon}
Forms: Daneben ἀσπληνίς· βοτάνης εἶδος H.
Grammar: n.,
Meaning: Pflanzenname.
Etymology: Von a privativum und σπλήν wegen der vermuteten Fähigkeit der Pflanze, die Milzsucht zu heilen.
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German (Pape)
τὸ, Milzkraut, Diosc.
