Βαλαάμ
ὦ δυσπάλαιστον γῆρας, ὡς μισῶ σ' ἔχων, μισῶ δ' ὅσοι χρῄζουσιν ἐκτείνειν βίον, βρωτοῖσι καὶ ποτοῖσι καὶ μαγεύμασι παρεκτρέποντες ὀχετὸν ὥστε μὴ θανεῖν: οὓς χρῆν, ἐπειδὰν μηδὲν ὠφελῶσι γῆν, θανόντας ἔρρειν κἀκποδὼν εἶναι νέοις → Old age, resistless foe, how do I loathe your presence! Them too I loathe, whoever desire to lengthen out the span of life, seeking to turn the tide of death aside by food and drink and magic spells; those whom death should take away to leave the young their place, when they no more can benefit the world
English (Abbott-Smith)
Βαλαάμ, ὁ, indecl. (Heb. בִּלְעָם), as in LXX (FlJ has ὁ βάλαμος);
Balaam (Nu 22-24): II Pe 2:15, Ju 11, Re 2:14.†
English (Strong)
of Hebrew origin (בִּלְעָם); Balaam, a Mesopotamian (symbolic of a false teacher): Balaam.
English (Thayer)
ὁ, indeclinable (in the Sept. for בִּלְעָם, according to Gesenius (perhaps) from בַּל and עָם non-populus, i. e. foreign; according to Jo. Simonis equivalent to עָם בֶּלַע a swallowing up of the people; in Josephus, ὁ Βαλαμος), Balaam (or Bileam), a native of Pethor a city of Mesopotamia, endued by Jehovah with prophetic power. He was hired by Balak (see Βαλάκ) to curse the Israelites; and influenced by the love of reward, he wished to gratify Balak; but he was compelled by Jehovah's power to bless them (Numbers 22-24; Winer s RWB (and BB. DD.) under the word.
Chinese
原文音譯：Bala£m 巴藍
詞類次數：專有名詞（3）
原文字根：耗盡（人民）
字義溯源：巴蘭；在米所波大米一個行邪術的先知，意為：貪食者。源自希伯來文（בִּלְעָם）=巴蘭，不屬於百姓的外地人）。這字三次使用，都是指著先知巴蘭的不正確教訓及其不道德的行使職權。新約引用舊約不正確教訓之先知或人的名字：
1） （Βαλαάμ）巴蘭，（ 啓2:14; 民22- 24章）
2） （Ἰαμβρῆς） （οὐρανόθεν），佯庇，雅尼，埃及術士（ 提後3:8）；比照（ 出7:11）
3） （Κόρε）可拉，（猶11；民16章）
4） （Ἰεζάβελ）耶洗別，（ 啓2:20; 王上16- 21章；王下9章）
出現次數：總共（3）；彼後（1）；猶（1）；啓（1）
譯字彙編：
1） 巴蘭（3） 彼後2:15； 猶1:11； 啓2:14
