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ἑλλέβορος , Ion. ἐλλ- , ,
A.hellebore, Hp.Acut.23, Aph.4.13, Thphr. HP9.10.1, etc. (. λευκός white hellebore, Veratrum album, Dsc.4.148; . μέλας hellebore, Helleborus orientalis (or cyclophyllus), ib.162); given to the insane, Hp.Vict.1.35: hence, πῖθ᾽ ἑλλέβορον, i.e. you are mad, Ar.V.1489; ἑλλέβορον ἤδη πώποτ᾽ ἔπιες; Men.69 (prob.l.); “ἐλλέβορον πῖσαιHp.Fract.11, cf. Str.9.3.3, etc.; “πικρότερον ἑλλεβόρουAP5.28(Cillactor).
II. = ἐλλόβιον, of women, Ar.Fr.320.6, Nicostr.33, cf. Hsch.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (4):
    • Aristophanes, Wasps, 1489
    • Strabo, Geography, 9.3.3
    • Hippocrates, Aphorismi, 4.13
    • Hippocrates, De fracturis, 11
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