The corpus record

φαρμᾰκ-ώδης

pharmakodes

of the nature of a φάρμακον

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What it meant — LSJ

of the nature of a φάρμακον

of the nature of a φάρμακον,

1 medicinal

medicinal, Arist. HA 624a18, Mir. 835b32, Pr. 863b32; γάλα Thphr. HP 9.15.4 (Sup.); χυμοί Id. CP 6.4.6 (Comp.); ποτήματα Sor. 2.29; τὰ -ωδέστερα φάρμακα ib. 33.

2 poisonous, poisoned

poisonous, Plu. Ant. 47, Sollert. 2.974c; poisoned, τοξεύματα Dsc. 3.80; τὸ φ. Plu. Aud.poet. 2.17b.

3 rich in medicinal herbs

of places, rich in medicinal herbs, Thphr. HP 9.15.4 (Posit. and Sup.).

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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