φάλλαινα
Τούτῳ τῷ λόγῳ χρήσαιτο ἄν τις ἐπ' ἐκείνων τῶν ἀνθρώπων οἳ παραδόξως ἀλαζονεύονται, μηδὲ τὰ κοινὰ τοῖς ἀνθρώποις ἐπιτελεῖν δυνάμενοι → One would use this fable for those who give themselves unreasonable airs, but can't handle everyday life (Aesop 40)
English (LSJ)
ἡ,
A whale, A.Dict. in PSI11.1209.9, Arist.HA489b4, 521b24, 537a31, al., Str.3.2.7, Ael.NA9.50, 16.18, Philostr.VA2.14, Nonn.D.6.298, Babr.39.1, Gal.6.728,737, UP3.12, al., Porph.Abst. 3.20. 2 of any devouring monster, Ar.V.35,39, Lyc.841. II moth, Nic.Th.760 (Rhodian in this sense acc. to Sch.).—In late codd. (as those of Gal.) freq. written φάλαινα; but cod.Rav. of Ar., and the best codd. of Arist., Str., Babr., Lyc., Nic., Philostr., and Nonn. (the Pap. of A.Dict. is indistinct) have φάλλ-; cf. sq.; the metre requires a long first syll. in Babr., Nic., Nonn., and admits it elsewhere; in Lat. the best spelling is ballaena.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1253] ἡ, s. φάλαινα.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
φάλλαινα: ἡ, ὡς καὶ νῦν, τὸ κῆτος, Λατ. bālaena. Ἀριστ. π. τὰ Ζ. Ἱστ. 1. 5, 2,. 3. 20, 5., 4. 10, 11., 6. 12, 2, Βαβρ. 39. 1˙ ἐντεῦθεν ἐπὶ παντὸς ἀδηφάγου θηρίου, Λατ. bellua, Ἀριστοφ. Σφ. 35. 39, Λυκόφρ. 841. ΙΙ. «φάλλαινα ζωΰφιόν ἐστι ταῖς λυχνίαις ἐπιπετόμενον, ὃ καὶ πυραυστούμορος καὶ ψυχὴ καὶ ψώρα καλεῖται... καὶ περὶ μὲν τῆς φαλλαίνης τοῦ χερσαίου ζῳϋφίου, ὃ καὶ κανδηλοσβέστραν ἰδιωτικῶς φασιν εἴπομεν», κλπ., Σχόλ. εἰς Λυκόφρ. 84-85, πρβλ. Νικ. Θηρ. 760. ― Συνήθως φέρεται φάλαινα [φᾱ]˙ ἀλλὰ τὸ Ραβ. Ἀντίγραφ. τοῦ Ἀριστοφ. καὶ τὰ κράτιστα τῶν τοῦ Ἀριστ., κλπ., ἔχουσι φάλλ-˙ πρβλ. τὸ ἑπόμ.
French (Bailly abrégé)
c. φάλαινα.
