κ2133Κόρχορος
blue pimpernel
A worthless wild herb. Hence the proverb "and a blue pimpernel among herbs". Some render the korchoros as a certain fish, like the dolphin-fish, and as a cheap dish. But the proverb is spoken of the unworthy and base,…
Κόρχορος· ἄγριον λάχανον εὐτελές. διὸ καὶ ἡ παροιμία· καὶ κόρχορος ἐν λαχάνοις. ἔνιοι ἰχθὺν ποιὸν τὸν κόρχορον ἀποδιδόασιν, ὡς τὸν ἵππουρον, καὶ ὡς εὐτελὲς ἔδεσμα. λέγεται δὲ ἐπὶ…