βαλαύστιον
οὐκ ἐν τῷ πολλῷ τὸ εὖ, ἀλλ' ἐν τῷ εὖ τὸ πολύ → good is not found in plenty but plenty in good, quality matters more than quantity
English (LSJ)
τό,
A flower of the wild pomegranate, Dsc.1.111, Gal.11.847:—hence Adj. βαλαύστινος, PSI4.333.8 (iii B. C.). βαλαυστιουργός, ὁ, dyer (?), dub. in Alciphr.1.2.
German (Pape)
[Seite 428] τό, die Blüthe des wilden Granatbaums, Diosc.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
βαλαύστιον: τό, ἄνθος τῆς ἀγρίας ῥοιᾶς, Ἀριστ. Αἰτ. 1. 6, ἐν τέλ., Διόσκ. 1. 154.
Spanish (DGE)
-ου, τό
• Alolema(s): lat. balaustium Plin.HN 13.113, 23.112
• Grafía: graf. βαλωστ- PLugd.Bat.20.22.2 (III a.C.)
flor de granado silvestre o de Punica granatum L., Dsc.1.111, Gal.11.847, Plin.ll.cc., PHolm.100, Alex.Trall.2.133.12, 2.271.10, Hippiatr.Cant.40, στεφάνους βαλωστί[ω] ν PLugd.Bat.l.c.
• Etimología: Quizá forma trac. (*bh > b) de la raíz *bhelHu̯3- ‘brillante’, ‘de color vivo’, cf. gr. φαλός, lat. flāuus, etc.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
βᾰλαύστιον: τό цветок дикого граната Arst.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: n.
Meaning: flower of the wild pomegranate (Dsc., Gal.).
Other forms: βαλώστιον (pap. III B.C.)
Compounds: βαλαυστιουργός (Alciphr. 1, 2) form and meaning uncertain, dyer?
Derivatives: βαλαύστ(ρ)ινος (Pap.).
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: αυ\/ω is typical of Pre-Gr., which is anyhow to be exoected. Fur. 301 compares βαλλωτή Ballota nigra.(Dsc.).
