φάλλαινα: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ἡ, <span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[whale]], A.<span class="title">Dict.</span> in <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PSI</span>11.1209.9</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>489b4</span>, <span class="bibl">521b24</span>, <span class="bibl">537a31</span>, al., <span class="bibl">Str.3.2.7</span>, <span class="bibl">Ael.<span class="title">NA</span>9.50</span>, <span class="bibl">16.18</span>, <span class="bibl">Philostr.<span class="title">VA</span>2.14</span>, <span class="bibl">Nonn.<span class="title">D.</span>6.298</span>, <span class="bibl">Babr.39.1</span>, Gal.6.728,737, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">UP</span>3.12</span>, al., <span class="bibl">Porph.<span class="title">Abst.</span> 3.20</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> of any [[devour]]ing [[monster]], <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">V.</span>35</span>,<span class="bibl">39</span>, Lyc.841. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> [[moth]], <span class="bibl">Nic.<span class="title">Th.</span>760</span> (Rhodian in this sense acc. to Sch.).—In late codd. (as those of Gal.) freq. written [[φάλαινα]] but cod.Rav. of Ar., and the best codd. of Arist., Str., Babr., Lyc., Nic., Philostr., and Nonn. (the Pap. of A.<span class="title">Dict.</span> is indistinct) have [[φάλλ]]-; cf. sq.; the metre requires a long first syll. in Babr., Nic., Nonn., and admits it elsewhere; in Lat. the best spelling is [[ballaena]].</span>