From κένταυρος (kéntauros, “centaur”) + -ῐον (-ion). The association with centaurs probably stems from the myth that the medical properties of the herbs were discovered by Chiron the Centaur.
κενταύρειον • (kentaúreion) n (genitive κενταυρείου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | τὸ κενταύρειον tò kentaúreion |
τὼ κενταυρείω tṑ kentaureíō |
τᾰ̀ κενταύρειᾰ tà kentaúreia | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ κενταυρείου toû kentaureíou |
τοῖν κενταυρείοιν toîn kentaureíoin |
τῶν κενταυρείων tôn kentaureíōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ κενταυρείῳ tôi kentaureíōi |
τοῖν κενταυρείοιν toîn kentaureíoin |
τοῖς κενταυρείοις toîs kentaureíois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸ κενταύρειον tò kentaúreion |
τὼ κενταυρείω tṑ kentaureíō |
τᾰ̀ κενταύρειᾰ tà kentaúreia | ||||||||||
| Vocative | κενταύρειον kentaúreion |
κενταυρείω kentaureíō |
κενταύρειᾰ kentaúreia | ||||||||||
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