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1 ἴον
A violet, Viola odorata,στέφανοι ἴων Sapph.Supp.23.12
, cf. Pi.O.6.55, etc.;καὶ τὸ ἴον μέλαν ἐντί Theoc.10.28
, cf. AP4.21 (Mel.); κυαναυγές ib.5.73 (Rufin.);ἴ. τὸ μέλαν Thphr.HP1.13.2
, CP1.13.12; ἴον alone, Dsc. 4.121:—in Od.5.72, λειμῶνες μαλακοὶ ἴου ἠδὲ σελίνου θήλεον, there were vv.ll. σίου (Ptol. Euerg.) and θρύου.II ἴον τὸ λευκόν ( = λευκόϊον, q.v.) gilliflower, Matthiola incana, Thphr.HP6.6.3; also ἴον alone, ib.6.8.1.IV generally, any flower, EM473.10.V a precious stone of dark colour, Plin.HN37.170. ( ϝίον, cf. γία· ἄνθη, Hsch., Lat. viola.)
См. также в других словарях:
VIOLA — inter flores tertium, post rosam nempe liliumque, iuxta Plinium, l. 21. c. 26. in vernis floribus coronariis primum locum, teste Paschaliô, obtinet, utpote veris praenuntia, quam ob causam Graeci ἴον dixêre, παρὰ τὸ ἀνιέναι ταχὺ, quod statim… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
