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τίφυον

tiphuon

to honor, estimate, appreciate

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What it meant

1. τίφυον · tiphyon — Beekes

τίφυον [η.] ‘Scilla autumnalis, squill? (Thphr.). *ETYM The variation in tipvov / » ipvov points to Pre-Greek origin (Fur.: 391). tiw [v.] ‘to honor, estimate, appreciate’ (II,.epic poet.). <1 *k”eh,-i- ‘observe, hold back, honor’> *s eVAR The epic interchange t/ i is metrically conditioned; later only tiw. Aor. τῖσαι, fut. tiow, perf. ptc. pass. τετιμένος, eCOMP Rarely with προ-, nept-. πολύ-τῖ-τος ‘highly … — [Beekes, s.v. τίφυον, p. 1541]

2. τίφυον · tiphyon — LSJ

autumn squill, Scilla autumnalis

autumn squill, Scilla autumnalis, Thphr. HP 7.13.7 (τό τʼ ἴφυον cj. Wimmer), CP 1.10.5 (pl.).

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