בָּלַג
From LSJ
τὰ πρὸ Εὐκλείδου ἐξετάζειν → investigate what happened before the flood, investigate what happened in the distant past, investigate what happened before Euclid, investigate what happened before the year of Euclid
English (Strong)
a primitive root; to break off or loose (in a favorable or unfavorable sense), i.e. desist (from grief) or invade (with destruction): comfort, (recover) strength(-en).