ὕσσωπος

ὕσσωπος, ἡ,

• hyssop, Origanum hirtum, Hebr. ʼēzōb, IG 12(5).593.16 (Iulis, V B.C.), PCair.Zen. 704.8 (iii B. C.), LXX Ex. 12.22, al., Ezek. Exag. 185, Nic. Al. 603, Th. 872, Ev.Jo. 19.29, Ep.Hebr. 9.19, Dsc. 3.25, Ath. 4.156e:—also ὕσσωπον, τό, Cels. 4.14.2, 4.15.3, Plin. HN 25.136, 26.114, 124, Ps.-Dsc. 3.25, Sor. 2.32, al., Gal. 6.638, 12.149, Hippiatr. 130.10; cf. ὑσωπίς. (Written ὑσω- in IG l.c., Cels. and Plin. ll. cc. (hyso-), Gal. 6.279, Vict.Att. 6, 12, Ath. l.c., and as v.l. in LXX 3 Ki. 4.29 (5.13), Ps. 50(51).9, Ev.Jo. l.c., Ep.Hebr. l.c., Gal. 6.572,638,656, Gp. 13.8.2, Hippiatr. 130.14 (f.l. for οἰσύπου ib. 130.49); ὑσσω- in PCair.Zen. l.c. and freq. in codd.; ὑσσ- is a long syll. in Ezek. and Nic. ll. cc.; gen. written ἱσσύπου in PGoodsp.Cair. 30 xlii 8 (ii A. D.).)