1. σίλφιον · silphion — Beekes
silphium
The corpus record
σίλφιον
silphion
silphium
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Distribution
Senses
2. σίλφιον · silphion — Chantraine
n
3. σίλφιον · silphion — Frisk
ion
4. σίλφιον · silphion — LSJ
laserwort, Ferula tingitana
Attestations
- σίλφιον · silphion Herodotus, Histories 4.169.1 (DIORISIS sentence 5146)
- σίλφιον · silphion Herodotus, Histories 4.169.2 (DIORISIS sentence 5147)
- σιλφίῳ · silphiōi Herodotus, Histories 4.192.3 (DIORISIS sentence 5293)
- σιλφίου · silphiou Aristophanes, Knights (DIORISIS sentence 644)
- σίλφιον · silphion Aristophanes, Birds (DIORISIS sentence 445)
- σίλφιον · silphion Aristophanes, Birds 1 (DIORISIS sentence 1163)
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Deep etymology
Authority pointers, pending review
These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.
- scan p. 1383; entry #5516 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 1024; entry #7237 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 2304; entry #7914 Review: Under source audit
The authorities' own wording is withheld pending review. Each source's identity, locator, and review status are cited above.
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