poison or an anodyne

: (here prob. = , cf. , v. Swete, in l.; , i, 634); metaph., .† gall myrrh Mt 27:34 Mk 15:23 Ac 8:23 DCG a

gal

gall, bitter herbs.

gall

"gall" or bile, i.e. (by analogy) poison or an anodyne (wormwood, poppy, etc.)

gall

χολή, -ῆς, ἡ [in LXX for רֹאשׁ, לַעֲנָה, מְרֵרָה ;] gall: Mat.27:34 (here prob. = myrrh, cf. Mrk.15:23, see Swete, in l; DCG, i, 634); metaphorically, Act.8:23.† (AS)