φάρμακον

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Ancient Greek [edit]

Noun [edit]

φάρμακον (genitive φαρμάκου) n, (pharmakon)

  1. A drug, whether healing or noxious
  2. A healing drug, medicine, remedy
  3. A potion, charm, spell
  4. A deadly drug, poison
  5. A dye, color

References [edit]

  • φάρμακον in A Greek-English Lexicon by Liddell & Scott, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1940
  • pharmacon in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911