Σιδηρίτης

ironwort

Translated by Catharine Roth15 Oct 2005Vetting: high6 revisions

3 notes · 31 words
A kind of plant.1 But sidhri=tis in the feminine [is a kind of] stone.2
There is also an iron-stone said to have acquired certain marvelous powers beyond that of magnetic [stone].3

Greek original · Adler’s text

Σιδηρίτης· εἶδος βοτάνης. Σιδηρῖτις δὲ θηλυκῶς λίθος. ἔστι καὶ λίθος σιδηρίτης θαυμασίους τινὰς ἐσχηκέναι λεγόμενος δυνάμεις παρὰ τὸν μαγνῆτιν.

Betacode
*sidhri/ths: ei)=dos bota/nhs. *sidhri=tis de\ qhlukw=s li/qos. e)/sti kai\ li/qos sidhri/ths qaumasi/ous tina\s e)sxhke/nai lego/menos duna/meis para\ to\n magnh=tin.

Notes (3)

  1. 1Sideritis romana -- the Greek should be sidhri=tis. "In ancient times "sideritis" was a generic reference for plants capable of healing wounds caused by iron weapons during battles. However, others hold that the name stems from the shape of the sepal, which resembles the tip of a spear." (Wikipedia, web address 1) ↩
  2. 2On magnetic stone, see eta 459 and mu 23. ↩
  3. 3This comment is not in all manuscripts of the Suda. ↩

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Neighbouring entries

σ376Σιδηρέαν ψυχήνiron soulσ377Σιδήρειος ἦχος Σιδήριονiron clang, iron soundσ378Σιδηρίτηςironwortσ379Σιδηροῦς ἄνθρωποςiron manσ380Σιδίῳwith a sidion
Revision history6 revisions · last 17 Feb 2022
  1. expanded note, added link — Catharine Roth
  2. cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
  3. added a keyword — Catharine Roth
  4. tweaked translation — Catharine Roth
  5. Revised — David Whitehead
  6. cosmetics — David Whitehead
  7. Translated — Catharine Roth

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