ἴον

A. violet, Viola odorata, στέφανοι ἴων Sapph. Supp. 23.12, cf. Pi. O. 6.55, etc.; καὶ τὸ ἴον μέλαν ἐντί Theoc. 10.28, cf. AP 4.21 (Mel.); κυαναυγές ib.5.73 (Rufin.); ἴ. τὸ μέλαν Thphr. HP 1.13.2, CP 1.13.12; ἴον alone, Dsc. 4.121:—in Od. 5.72, λειμῶνες μαλακοὶ ἴου ἠδὲ σελίνου θήλεον, there were vv.ll. σίου (Ptol. Euerg.) and θρύου.

II. ἴον τὸ λευκόν( = λευκόϊον, q.v.) gilliflower, Matthiola incana, Thphr. HP 6.6.3; also ἴον alone, ib.6.8.1.

III. = κρίνον, Philin. ap. Ath. 15.681b.

IV. generally, any flower, EM 473.10.

V. a precious stone of dark colour, Plin. HN 37.170. (vίον, cf. γία· ἄνθη, Hsch., Lat. viola.)