1. βαλβίς · balbis — Beekes
rope indicating start and finish of the race-course, turning post
The corpus record
βαλβίς
balbis
rope indicating start and finish of the race-course, turning post
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Distribution
Senses
2. βαλβίς · balbis — Frisk
mit Aushöhlungen versehen
3. βαλβίς · balbis — LSJ
rope drawn across the race-course at the starting and finishing-point
Attestations
- βαλβίδων · balbidōn Sophocles, Antigone 127–133
- βαλβίδων · balbidōn Euripides, Heracles 867–868
- βαλβίδων · balbidōn Aristophanes, Knights 1160 (DIORISIS sentence 824)
- βαλβίδων · balbidōn Aristophanes, Wasps (DIORISIS sentence 399)
Deep etymology
Authority pointers, pending review
These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.
- scan p. 243; entry #1030 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 244; entry #966 Review: Under source audit
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