κεράτιον, Luke xv, 16; the husks of leguminous plants, so named
from their resemblance to κέρας, _a horn_; but Bochart thinks that the
κερατία were the _ceretonia_, the husks or fruit of the carob tree, a
tree very common in the Levant. We learn from Columella, that these pods
afforded food for swine; and they are mentioned as what the prodigal
desired to eat, when reduced to extreme hunger.
from their resemblance to κέρας, _a horn_; but Bochart thinks that the
κερατία were the _ceretonia_, the husks or fruit of the carob tree, a
tree very common in the Levant. We learn from Columella, that these pods
afforded food for swine; and they are mentioned as what the prodigal
desired to eat, when reduced to extreme hunger.