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κολλύριον

κολλύριον, eye-salve

κολλύρ-ιον [ῡ], τό,
  • Dim. of κολλύρα, pessary, Hp. Mul. 1.51 (in form κολλούριον), Dsc. 1.1; used as substitute for a probe, Cels. 7.4.4; pellet, PHolm. 1.16, PLeid.X. 69.
      • 2 eye-salve, Apoc. 3.18, IG 14.966.16 (ii A.D.), PFlor. 177.20 (iii A.D.); stamped with the physicianʼs seal, CIL 13.10021.64, al.: freq. in pl., Arr. Epict. 2.21.20, 3.21.21, etc.; salve in general, POxy. 1088 (sg. and pl., i A.D.):—on κ. I.1 and I.2, Antyll. ap. Orib. 10.23.1-19.
      • 3 = κολλύρα I, LXX 3 Ki. 12.24.
    • II fine clay on which a seal can be impressed, Luc. Alex. 21. (Freq. written κολλούριον, as Hp. l.c. (v.l.), PHolm., PLeid.X., PFlor. ll.cc.)

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