βήλημα
πεσούσης νυκτός, πάσα γυνὴ Λαΐς εστί → at nightfall, every woman is a Laïs | all cats are gray at night | all cats are gray by night | all cats are gray in the dark | all cats are grey at night | all cats are grey by night | all cats are grey in the dark | all women look the same with the lights off | when lights are out all women look the same
English (LSJ)
(i.e. ϝηλ-), ατος, τό,
A = κώλυμα, φράγμα ἐν ποταμῷ (Lacon.), Hsch., cf. IG5(1).1390.104 (Andania).
Spanish (DGE)
-ματος, τό
mota, represa μήτε [τὸ β] ήλημα μήτε τοὺς ὀχετοὺς μήτε ἄν τι ἄλλο κατασκευασθεῖ IG 5(1).1390.104 (Andania, Mesenia I a.C.), cf. Hsch.
• Etimología: De Ϝήλημα a partir de εἰλέω < Ϝελνέω q.u.
Frisk Etymological English
Meaning: κώλυμα, φράγμα ἐν ποταμῳ̃. Λάκωνες H.
Origin: see εἴλω
Etymology: To Messen. ἤλημα. - From *Ϝέλ-νημα, s. εἴλω and ἁλής.
