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- κ1404Κέρκουροςkerkouros, light galley… and cock-boats [are] kinds of boats. And [there is] a proverb: "and a light galley [sc. belongs] among herbs". A herb [is] something wild, worthless, hence the proverb.
- κ2133Κόρχοροςblue pimpernelA 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 …