βαλαύστιον

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θάνατος οὐθὲν πρὸς ἡμᾶς, ἐπειδήπερ ὅταν μὲν ἡμεῖς ὦμεν, ὁ θάνατος οὐ πάρεστιν, ὅταν δὲ ὁ θάνατος παρῇ, τόθ' ἡμεῖς οὐκ ἐσμέν. → Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.

Epicurus, Letter to Menoeceus
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Full diacritics: βαλαύστιον Medium diacritics: βαλαύστιον Low diacritics: βαλαύστιον Capitals: ΒΑΛΑΥΣΤΙΟΝ
Transliteration A: balaústion Transliteration B: balaustion Transliteration C: valaystion Beta Code: balau/stion

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 *bhelH3- ‘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.).

Frisk Etymology German

βαλαύστιον: {balaústion}
Grammar: n.
Meaning: Blume des wilden Granatapfels (Dsk., Gal., Pap.).
Derivative: Davon βαλαύστινος, βαλαύστρινος (Pap.).
Etymology: Unerklärt.
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