βίλλος
From LSJ
Τραφὲν ὄρεσι καὶ φάραγξιν ἀγρίαις, κήρυξ πέφυκα τῆς λόγου ὑμνῳδίας. Φωνήν μὲν οὐκ ἔναρθρον, εὔηχον δ' ἔχω (Byzantine riddle) → Raised in the mountains and wild ravines, I have become the herald of hymns that are sung. I have no articulate voice...
English (LSJ)
v. βιλλίν, Hdn. Gr. 1.158.
Spanish (DGE)
τὸ ἀνδρεῖον αἰδοῖον Hdn.Gr.1.158.
French (Bailly abrégé)
c. βαλλίον.
Frisk Etymological English
Meaning: τὸ ἀνδρεῖον μόριον τὸ κοινῶς βιλλίν (Hdn. I, 158).
Other forms: Also βιλλᾶς ib.
Derivatives: PN Βίλλος, -αρος (L. Robert, Noms indigènes 16-22).
Etymology: Fur. 325 compares ἀβίλλιον ἀνδρεῖον H. The proth. vowel may point to Pre-Gr. origin, which is a priori to be expected. βιλλίν is Ephesian; if the form is a nom., cf. the Pre-Gr. words in -ν (Beekes, Pre-Greek).
