Martha

Martha [LL] 1 the name Martha; a (w. ref. to Luc. x 38–42) Martha, Mary’s sister, as type of active life; b (other). a in practicae conversationis studio desudans, quam ~a, Lazari germana, votivum Christo humanitatis obsequium praebens praefigurat Aldh. VirgP 29 p. 267; Bede Luke 470, etc. (v. 3 Maria 1c); providus inspector rerum sis, Martha secunda D. Bec. 2147.  b in tertia ecclesia sunt Marius et ~a, etiam Audifax et Abacuc, filii eorum W. Malm. GR IV 352 p. 404. 2 (bot) valerian. ~a, i. valeriana SB 29.