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Headword:
Κρίνον
Adler number: kappa,2429
Translated headword: lily
Vetting Status: low
Translation: The flower. [sc. So-called] from discrimination.[1] For this reason also the [process] of discrimination is called a lily which withers easily and falls quickly. For this reason also the colocynth is called a lily, and they also call paupers lilies.[2] This κολόκυνθα is a Median [= Persian] word.
Greek Original:Κρίνον: τὸ ἄνθος. ἀπὸ τῆς διακρίσεως. διὸ καὶ τὰ τῆς διακρίσεως λέγεται κρίνον εὐμάραντον καὶ ταχὺ διαπίπτον. διὸ καὶ ἡ κολόκυνθα κρίνον λέγεται, καὶ τοὺς πτωχοὺς δὲ κρίνα λέγουσιν. αὐτὴ δὲ ἡ κολόκυνθα Μηδικόν ἐστιν ὄνομα.
Notes:
Virtually the same entry in the
Etymologicum Gudianum 347.46ff, and cf.
Hesychius kappa4135.
[1] The word for lily,
κρίνον (cf.
kappa 2427,
kappa 2431,
lambda 392), is here associated with the verb
κρίνω "judge" (
kappa 2426,
kappa 2430) and its derivatives.
[2] On the symbolic significance of lilies and colocynth, see LSJ s.v.
κολοκύνθη A.
Translated by: Catharine Roth on 3 March 2009@01:09:05.
Vetted by:David Whitehead (x-refs; more keywords; tweaks and cosmetics) on 3 March 2009@02:58:14.
Catharine Roth (added cross-reference) on 4 March 2009@16:17:23.
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