bolis
From LSJ
μέγα βιβλίον ἴσον τῷ μεγάλῳ κακῷ → a big book is the same as a big bad | a big book is the same as a big pain | a big book is a big evil | big book, big bad
Latin > English
bolis bolidis N F :: kind of meteor (large, fiery)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
bŏlis: ĭdis, f., = βολίς (a missile, an arrow),
I a fiery meteor of the form of an arrow, Plin. 2, 26, 25, § 96.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
bŏlis, ĭdis, f. (βολίς),
1 météore igné ayant la forme d’un trait : Plin. 2, 96
2 sonde marine : Vulg. Act. 27, 28.
Latin > German (Georges)
bolis, lidis, Akk. Plur. lidas, f. (βολίς, ein Pfeil), I) ein feuriges Meteor in der Gestalt eines Pfeils, Plin. 2, 96. – II) das Senkblei, Vulg. act. apost. 27, 28.
