φαλάγγιον
πρῶτον μὲν οὖν ὄστρεια παρὰ Νηρεῖ τινι ἰδὼν γέροντι φυκί ἠμφιεσμένα ἔλαβον ἐχίνους τ' ἐστὶ γὰρ προοίμιον δείπνου χαριέντως ταῦτα πεπρυτανευμένου → So first I spotted oysters wrapped in seaweed at the shop of some old Nereus, and sea urchins, which I bought; these were the appetizers for a delightfully managed dinner
English (LSJ)
τό, (φάλαγξ v) a kind of
A venomous spider, esp. Lathrodectus or malmignatte, Pl.Euthd.290a, X.Mem.1.3.12, Thphr.HP8.10.1, Diocl.Fr.145; distd. from ἀράχνιον, Arist.HA622b28, cf. 555b12. II spider-wort, Lloydia graeca, a herb, said to cure this spider's bite, Dsc.3.108. III log or roller put under a ship, Hsch., Eust.140.9, 469.20: written φᾰλαγγ-εῖον, EM786.45.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1252] τό, 1) eine Spinne, bes. eine giftige; Plat. Euthyd. 290 a; Xen. Mem. 1, 3,12; Dem. 25, 96, neben ἔχις genannt. – 2) ein Heilkraut, Phalangenkraut, das wider den Biß giftiger Spinnen helfen soll, Diosc.
