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σίον

sion

Sium

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What it meant

1. σίον · sion — Beekes

σίον [n.] name of several marsh- or meadow-plants, ‘Sium’ (Speus. apud Ath., Theoc., Dsc.), also identified with σισύμβριον and ἄνησσον (Dsc., Ps.-Dsc.). 42 eDIAL Myc. TN si-jo-wo-te /sijo-wontei/. *ETYM Unexplained. See CEG 3 = RPh. 72 (1998): 138. — [Beekes, s.v. σίον, p. 1386]

2. σίον · sion — Chantraine

σίον : n., nom de plante, «berle » (Speus. ap. Ath, Théoc., Dsc.), identifié aussi à σισύμδριον et ἄνησσον. — [Chantraine, s.v. σίον, p. 1026]

3. σίον · sion — LSJ

water parsnip, Sium angustifolium

water parsnip, Sium angustifolium, Speus. ap. Ath. 2.61c, Theoc. 5.125, Dsc. 2.127; read by Ptol.Euerg. (Fr. 11 J.) in Od. 5.72.

2 water pimpernel, Veronica Anagallis

water pimpernel, Veronica Anagallis, Crateuas (?)ap. Dsc. l.c.

3

= σισύμβριον, Dsc. 2.128.

4

= ἄνησσον, Ps.-Dsc. 3.56.

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Where it came from

  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. σίον (scan p. 1386; entry #5524).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. σίον (scan p. 1026; entry #7248).

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