βαλμός
ἀσκέειν, περὶ τὰ νουσήματα, δύο, ὠφελέειν, ἢ μὴ βλάπτειν → strive, with regard to diseases, for two things — to do good, or to do no harm | as to diseases, make a habit of two things — to help, or at least, to do no harm
English (LSJ)
ὁ, = στῆθος, Hsch., Suid. βαλοιτήσειρον· παρὰ τὸ διεστραμμένον εἶναι τοὺς πόδας, Hsch.
Spanish (DGE)
-οῦ, ὁ pecho Hsch., Sud.
Greek Monolingual
ο (Μ βαλμός) βάλλω
η τοποθέτηση.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: m. (n.?)
Meaning: στῆθος H.
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: Unknown. Acc. to Grošelj Živa Ant. 3, 196 Pre-Gr. For the suffix cf. λαιμός. Fur. 172, 178 compares convincingly φαλὸν τὸ στερεὸν κύκλωμα τοῦ στέρνου H.The variation points to Pre-Gr.
Frisk Etymology German
βαλμός: {balmós}
Meaning: στῆθος H.
Etymology: Unerklärt. Nach Grošelj Živa Ant. 3, 196 vorgriechisch. Zum Suffix vgl. λαιμός und andere Körperteilnamen.
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