βαλίς
From LSJ
ἔκβαλε πρῶτον ἐκ τοῦ ὀφθαλμοῦ σοῦ τὴν δοκόν, καὶ τότε διαβλέψεις ἐκβαλεῖν τὸ κάρφος ἐκ τοῦ ὀφθαλμοῦ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ σου → first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye
English (LSJ)
A = σίκυς ἄγριος, Ps.-Dsc.4.150.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: f.
Meaning: = σίκυς ἄγριος, i.e. wild cucumber (Ps.-Dsc.).
Derivatives: βαλιδικά (κάρυα; pap.).
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: S. André, Études class. 24 (1956) 40-2 (from βάλλω, while the fruit throws out its sap and the kernel).
