- βαλήν
- βαλ(λ)ήν, -ῆνοςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `king' (A.), also name of a mythical stone in Phrygia (Ps.-Plu.).Other forms: Less certain βαλήν. παλην (inscr. IV B.C. Lycia)Derivatives: βαλληναῖον (ὄρος) = βασιλικὸν ὄ.Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin] Anat.Etymology: Unexplained. Thourian or Phrygian (H.a.o.). Anatolian, s. Solmsen Wortforsch. 138f. (not to Lat. dēbilis). The ending -ην is known in Pre-Gr. (Not here Aram. ba`lēna `our Lord'.) S. Fur. 143.Page in Frisk: 1,214
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.