LEXICON OF ORIENTAL WORDS IN ANCIENT GREEK

ἀπεμφύ <Egyptian; Roman period>

👉 ἀπεμφύ – an Egyptian gloss with the meaning of κώνειον ‘hemlock (Conium maculatum L.)’ (Dsc. 4.78 RV).

⚠ Dsc. 4.78 RV: κώνειον· (...) Αἰγύπτιοι ἀπεμφύ (...). – “Kōneion (hemlock): (...) the Egyptians (call it) apemphy (...)”.

🅔 An Egyptian word without etymology.