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ἀκόνῑτον

akoniton

Aconitum

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1. ἀκόνῖτον · akoniton — Beekes

ἀκόνῖτον [n.] the poisonous plant ‘Aconitum’ (Thphr.), but also other plants, see André 1956. 4PG?> *DER ἀκονιτικός (X.). 54 ἄκορνα *ETYM Derived by the ancients from ἀκονιτί ‘without dust’, ie. without struggle / fight (ἀκόνιτος. Q. S.), therefore ‘invincible’, because of its deadly effect. Semantically, this is hardly possible. Cf. Jiithner Glotta 29 (1942): 73ff., Stromberg 1940: 150 A. 1. Fur.: 121 connects it … — [Beekes, s.v. ἀκόνῖτον, p. 100]

2. ἀκόνιτον · akoniton — Frisk

ἀκόνιτον. Zu dxovıri als Sportausdruck L. Robert Aoy.’Ep.1966, 110 m. Lit. — [Frisk, s.v. ἀκόνιτον, p. 2150]

3. ἀκόνῑτον · akoniton — LSJ

leopardʼs bane, Aconitum Anthora

leopardʼs bane, Aconitum Anthora, Theopomp.Hist. 177a [181], Thphr. HP 9.16.4, Dsc. 4.76, Gal. 11.820:—also ἀκόν-ῑτος, ἡ, dub.l. in Nic. Al. 42, cf. AP 11.123 (Hedyl.), Euph. 142.

II wolfʼs bane, Aconitum Napellus

wolfʼs bane, Aconitum Napellus, Dsc. 4.77.

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  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. ἀκόνῑτον (scan pp. 100-101; entry #303).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. ἀκόνῑτον (scan p. 2150; entry #6347).

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