ἀμάραντος
ἀμάραντος, unfading, undecaying
- unfading, λειμών Luc. Dom. 9: metaph., σοφία LXX Wi. 6.12; κληρονομία 1 Ep.Pet. 1.4, cf. CIG 2942c (Tralles); πνεῦμα prob. in IPE 2.286 (Panticapaeum): neut. pl. as Adv., Philostr. Im. 1.9.
- II Subst. ἀμάραντον, τό (but in Lat. amarantus), never-fading flower, IG 14.607e (Carales), Poll. 1.229; = ἑλίχρυσον, Dsc. 4.57; = κενταύρειον μικρόν, Ps.-Dsc. 3.7; = χρυσοκόμη. Id. 4.55.
I
1 inmarchitable
λειμών
ἄνθη
2 fig. imperecedero, inmortal
σοφία
κληρονομία
ζωή
τῆς ἁγνείας ἀ. ἐστι στέφανος
ἀγάπη
εὔκλεια
3 fig. de pers. que no se equivoca, infalible
ὁ γὰρ ταύτην (sc. τὴν ἀλήθειαν) ἔχων ... ἀγήρως ἐστὶ καὶ ἀ.
II subst. τὸ ἀμάραντον, ὁ ἀ. Artem.1.77, lat. amarantos Ps.Apul.Herb.104.8
1 perpetua, amaranto, siempreviva, amarilla, Helichrysum stoechas De Candolle GVI 2005.36 (Carales), Philostr.Im.1.9, Artem.1.77, Dsc.4.57, Clem.Al.Paed.2.8.73, Poll.1.229, Ps.Apul.Herb.104.8.
2 fig. inmortalidad
τῆς ἐλπίδος
3 amaranto oriental, Helichrysum orientale Ps.Dsc.4.55.
4 centaurea menor, Centaurium umbellatum Gilibert, Ps.Dsc.3.7.
•De ἀ- < *n̥- y
Strong 263
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unfading (whence ὁ ἀ., the amaranth, an unfading flower): I Pe 1:4 (cf. MM, VGT, s.v.).†
- Iunfading, undecaying, NTest.
- IIas Subst. amaranth, an unfading flower, Diosc.