Βάλανος
date; head of the penis
Translated by Jennifer Benedict14 Apr 2002Vetting: high9 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] the genitals and a tool.1
Also [sc. attested is the phrase]ba/lanoi foini/kwn ["dates of date-palms"]. "They used to drink a wine from the palm date".2
And elsewhere: "the dates of the date palms, the sort that it is [possible] to see among the Greeks, were set aside for the servants, but those set aside for the masters were choice ones."3
Also [sc. attested is the phrase]
And elsewhere: "the dates of the date palms, the sort that it is [possible] to see among the Greeks, were set aside for the servants, but those set aside for the masters were choice ones."3