ῥᾶ

ῥᾶ, Adv.

• easily, Alcm. 42, S. Fr. 1086, Ion Trag. 66. [Codd. vary between ῥᾶ and ῥᾴ; only ῥᾴ (ῥάι) seems to be admitted by A.D. Adv. 156.8, Eust. 163.20, but ῥᾶ is prob. correct Attic and Dor. for *ῥᾱᾰ whence Ep. *ῥῆα (written ῥεῖα in Hom. but ῥήα in Alc. Supp. 12.7), later Ion. ῥέα (q.v.); cf. Aeol. βρᾷ.]

ῥᾶ, τό,

• rhubarb, Rheum officinale, Dsc. 3.2; growing near the river Rha (mod. Volga), whence its name acc. to Amm.Marc. 22.8.28; cf. ῥῆον.