λ114Λάπαθον
pitfall; dock, monk's rhubarb, sorrel
A ditch for the trapping of wild beasts; also an herb, that empties the stomach. Hence also [comes] the [verb] lapa/cai, [meaning] to make empty. Homer [writes]: "he drained the ranks of the young men". Meaning he…
Λάπαθον· ὄρυγμα εἰς θηρίων ἐνέδραν· καὶ λάχανον, κενωτικὸν γαστρός. ὅθεν καὶ τὸ λαπάξαι, κενῶσαι. Ὅμηρος· νέων ἀλάπαξε φάλαγγας. ἀντὶ τοῦ πορθῶν ἐκένου.