1. βίσταξ · bistax — Beekes
βίσταξ ὁ β᾽ «μετὰ» βασιλέα παρὰ Ilépoats ‘the second after the king (Pers.)’ (Η.λ *ETYM Certainly a mistake for "βιταξ, a borrowing from a Persian word for ‘viceroy’, known from MP as bidaxs. The Persian word is discussed by Szemerényi Acta Tranica 5 (1975): 363ff., but our gloss is not mentioned there, and the article does not bring us much further. Nyberg Eranos 44 (1946): 237) analyzed the first part … — [Beekes, s.v. βίσταξ, p. 263]