Nardileum
From Simon Online
''Link title''Nardileum grece oleum nardinum.
Apparatus:
Nardileum AC | Nardileon B ef
Translation:
Nardileum is Greek for Latin oleum nardinum {"nard oil/salve"}.
Commentary:
ναρδέλαιον /nardélaion/ is a compound noun consisting of ναρδ- {"nard"} + ἔλαιον /élaion/ {("olive) oil"}. The word is not mentioned in LSJ or Sophocles, but in John the Physician [[1]]; its late Greek pronunciation is /nardéleon/, the expected transcription by Simon would be *nardeleon or *nardeleum. Perhaps the change from 'e' to 'i' in narde- is influenced by nardi, the genitival form of nardus.
For further information see Oleum nardinum, Nardus.
Wilf Gunther 27/12/2013
nardileon is also found in Latham and in Alphita ed. García González