βαλαύστιον
διὸ δὴ πᾶς ἀνὴρ σπουδαῖος τῶν ὄντων σπουδαίων πέρι πολλοῦ δεῖ μὴ γράψας ποτὲ ἐν ἀνθρώποις εἰς φθόνον καὶ ἀπορίαν καταβαλεῖ → And this is the reason why every serious man in dealing with really serious subjects carefully avoids writing, lest thereby he may possibly cast them as a prey to the envy and stupidity of the public | Therefore every man of worth, when dealing with matters of worth, will be far from exposing them to ill feeling and misunderstanding among men by committing them to writing
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.).
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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