| |Definition=[βᾰ], ἡ, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[acorn]], [[oaknut]] <span class="bibl">Od.10.242</span>, <span class="bibl">13.409</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>603b31</span>, <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">HP</span>3.8.3</span>: any similar [[fruit]], [[date]], <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.193</span>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">An.</span>2.3.15</span>, <span class="bibl">Arr.<span class="title">Ind.</span>11.8</span>; [[Διὸς βάλανος]] v. [[διοσβάλανος]], [[Διοσβάλανος]]; [[βάλανος μυρεψική]], [[Balanites aegyptiaca]], Dsc.4.157, cf. <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">HP</span>4.2.1</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> [[tree]] which [[bear]]s βάλανοι, ib.<span class="bibl">6</span>, <span class="bibl">Plb.34.8.1</span>, <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">Ge.</span>35.8</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> from similarity of shape, </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">1</span> a sea [[shellfish]], [[barnacle]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>535a24</span>,<span class="bibl">547b22</span>, Xenocr. ap. <span class="bibl">Orib.2.58.50</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> [[glans penis]],<span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>493a27</span>,<span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Lys.</span> 413</span>, Gal.10.381. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> [[air-vessel]] of a [[seaweed]], [[bladder wrack]], [[black tang]], [[rockweed]], [[bladder fucus]], [[sea oak]], [[cut weed]], [[dyers fucus]], [[red fucus]], [[rock wrack]], [[Fucus vesiculosus]], <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">HP</span>4.6.9</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">4</span> [[iron peg]], [[bolt pin]], <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">V.</span>200</span>, <span class="bibl">Th.2.4</span>, <span class="bibl">Aen.Tact.18.1</span>,al. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">5</span> [[fastening for necklaces]], <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Lys.</span>410</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">6</span> Medic., [[suppository]], <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Epid.</span>1.26</span>.ά, <span class="bibl">Aret.<span class="title">CA</span> 1.1</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">b</span> [[pledget]], [[pessary]], <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Mul.</span>1.84</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">7</span> [[ballot]] [[ball]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Ath.</span>63.2</span>. (Lat. [[glans]], Slav. <b class="b3">želądi</b> Lith. <b class="b3">gὶle</b>.) </span> | | |Definition=[βᾰ], ἡ,<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[acorn]], [[oaknut]] Od.10.242, 13.409, Arist.HA603b31, Thphr.HP3.8.3: any similar [[fruit]], [[date]], Hdt.1.193, X.An.2.3.15, Arr.Ind.11.8; [[Διὸς βάλανος]] v. [[διοσβάλανος]], [[Διοσβάλανος]]; [[βάλανος μυρεψική]], [[Balanites aegyptiaca]], Dsc.4.157, cf. Thphr.HP4.2.1.<br><span class="bld">2</span> [[tree]] which [[bear]]s βάλανοι, ib.6, Plb.34.8.1, LXX Ge.35.8.<br><span class="bld">II</span> from similarity of shape,<br><span class="bld">1</span> a sea [[shellfish]], [[barnacle]], Arist.HA535a24,547b22, Xenocr. ap. Orib.2.58.50.<br><span class="bld">2</span> [[glans penis]], Arist.HA493a27,Ar.Lys. 413, Gal.10.381.<br><span class="bld">3</span> [[air-vessel]] of a [[seaweed]], [[bladder wrack]], [[black tang]], [[rockweed]], [[bladder fucus]], [[sea oak]], [[cut weed]], [[dyers fucus]], [[red fucus]], [[rock wrack]], [[Fucus vesiculosus]], Thphr.HP4.6.9.<br><span class="bld">4</span> [[iron peg]], [[bolt pin]], Ar.V.200, Th.2.4, Aen.Tact.18.1,al.<br><span class="bld">5</span> [[fastening for necklaces]], Ar.Lys.410.<br><span class="bld">6</span> Medic., [[suppository]], Hp.Epid.1.26.ά, Aret.CA 1.1.<br><span class="bld">b</span> [[pledget]], [[pessary]], Hp.Mul.1.84.<br><span class="bld">7</span> [[ballot]] [[ball]], Arist.Ath.63.2. (Lat. [[glans]], Slav. želądi Lith. gὶle.) |
