β598Βυσσόν
depth; ocean's depth
[Meaning] depth, with oxytone accent [sc. accent on the last syllable]. But with barytone accent [sc. accent on the next-to-last syllable] it indicates dye [made] out of a murex-shell. Also [sc. attested is the…
Βυσσόν· βάθος, ὀξυτόνως. βαρυτόνως δὲ σημαίνει βαφὴν ἐκ πορφύρας. καὶ Βυσσός, βυθὸς, παρὰ Ἡροδότῳ.