βάλλις
From LSJ
Καλῶς ἀκούειν μᾶλλον ἢ πλουτεῖν θέλε → Opulentiae antepone rumorem bonum → Erstrebe anstatt Reichtum lieber guten Ruf
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ,
A plant with wonderful medicinal properties, Xanth. 16.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
βάλλις: -εως, ἡ, ἄγνωστον φυτόν, περὶ οὗ ὑπετίθετο ὅτι εἶχε θαυμασίας ἰατρικὰς ἰδιότητας, ἴδε Creuzer Ξανθ. Λυδ. Ἀποσπ. 16.
Spanish (DGE)
-εως, ἡ
• Morfología: [gen. -ιθος EM 186.33G.; lat. ac. balim Plin.HN 25.14 (= Xanth.3)]
bot. planta c. propiedades mágicas para hacer resucitar a los muertos, Xanth.3, Arc.30.14, EM l.c.
Frisk Etymological English
-εως
Grammatical information: f.
Meaning: Medic. plant (Xanth. 16).
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: Unknown. S. L.Robert, Ét. Anatol. 156-8. Cf. βάλ(λ)αρις, βαλλωτή, βαλίς.