βαλβίς
βαλβίς,
ῖδος,
ἡ, prop.
A). rope drawn across the race-course at the starting and finishing-point: mostly in pl.,
posts to which this rope was attached, Ar. Eq. 1159 : so in sg.,
turning-post, νῆσος β. ξεστῇ εἴκασται Philostr. VA 5.5 : also,
platform from which the quoit was thrown, Id. Im. 1.24 : hence,
any starting-point, Antipho Soph. 69 ;
βαλβίδων ἄπο E. HF 867 , cf.
Ar. V. 548 : metaph.,
ἕρπε πρὸς βαλβῖδα λυπηρὰν βίου E. Med. 1245 ;
ἐκ β. εἰς τέρμα Them. Or. 13.177d ;
β. λόγου βέβληται Philostr. VS 2.20.3 ;
βιβλίου AP 4.3b .
75 (
Agath.); but,
edge, ib.
39 .
II). since
the starting-point was also
the goal, βαλβῖδες was used for
any point to be gained, as
the battlements (by one scaling a wall),
S. Ant. 131 (lyr.), cf.
Lyc. 287 ,
Opp. C. 1.513 .
III). = κοιλότης παραμήκης , Gal. 19.87 ; v. foreg.
ShortDef
the rope drawn across the race-course
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βαλβίς
Headword (normalized/stripped):
βαλβις
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">βαλβίς</span>, <span class="itype greek">ῖδος</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, prop. <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">rope drawn across the race-course at the starting and finishing-point:</span> mostly in pl., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">posts to which this rope was attached,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1159" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1159/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eq.</span> 1159 </a>: so in sg., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">turning-post,</span> <span class="quote greek">νῆσος β. ξεστῇ εἴκασται</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg001:5:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg001:5.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Philostr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">VA</span> 5.5 </a> : also, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">platform from which the quoit was thrown,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1600.tlg001:1:24" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1600.tlg001:1.24/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Im.</span> 1.24 </a>: hence, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">any starting-point,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1147.tlg001:69" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1147.tlg001:69/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Antipho Soph.</span> 69 </a>; <span class="quote greek">βαλβίδων ἄπο</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg009.perseus-grc1:867" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg009.perseus-grc1:867/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HF</span> 867 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:548" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:548/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">V.</span> 548 </a>: metaph., <span class="quote greek">ἕρπε πρὸς βαλβῖδα λυπηρὰν βίου</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1245" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1245/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Med.</span> 1245 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐκ β. εἰς τέρμα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2001.tlg013:177d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2001.tlg013:177d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Them.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Or.</span> 13.177d </a> ; <span class="quote greek">β. λόγου βέβληται</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg003:2:20:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg003:2:20:3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Philostr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">VS</span> 2.20.3 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">βιβλίου</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 4.3b </span> .<span class="bibl"> 75 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Agath.</span></span>); but, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">edge,</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4024.tlg001:39" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4024.tlg001:39/canonical-url/"> 39 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> since <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the starting-point</span> was also <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the goal,</span> <span class="foreign greek">βαλβῖδες</span> was used for <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">any point to be gained,</span> as <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the battlements</span> (by one scaling a wall), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:131" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:131/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ant.</span> 131 </a> (lyr.), cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lyc.</span> 287 </span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0024.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:513" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0024.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.513/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Opp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">C.</span> 1.513 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> = <span class="ref greek">κοιλότης παραμήκης</span> , <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gal.</span> 19.87 </span>; v. foreg.</div> </div><br><br>'}