noun greek

ĕlenchus

gen. ĕlenchi · gender masculine · decl. 2nd

A costly trinket; ear-pendant

A costly trinket, ear-pendant, Plin. 9, 35, 56, § 113; Juv. 6, 459; Dig. 34, 2, 32, § 8; cf. Boettig. Sabina II. p. 56.—

part of the title of a work of; a review; refutation

Plur., part of the title of a work of M. Pompilius Andronicus: adeo inops ut coactus est praecipuum illud opusculum suum, annalium Ennii elenchorum XVI. milibus nummum vendere, etc., prob. a review, refutation, Suet. Gram. 8.

Perseus ID: n15450 Key: elenchus