of, like lapis lazuli
of or like lapis lazuli, Philostr. VA 1.25, Ps.-Callisth. 3.8, Sch. A.R. 2.395 codd.; δελματικὴ σαπιρίνη (sic) PTeb. 405.10 (iii A.D.).
The corpus record
σαπφείρ-ινος
sappheirinos
of, like lapis lazuli
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