ὕᾰλος or
ὕελος (see. below), ἡ, see [
Refs 4th c.BC+], ὁ:—the form
ὕαλος is said to be
Attic dialect,
ὕελος Hellenic, [
Refs 5th c.BC+] and ὕαλο; ὕελος is read in [
NT+4th c.BC+]; compare ὑάλινος:—originally
some kind of crystalline stone, such as that used by the Ethiopians to enclose their mummies in, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
rock-crystal, [
Refs 3rd c.AD+]
2)
a convex lens of crystal, used as a burning-glass, λίθος διαφανὴς ἀφ᾽ ἧς τὸ πῦρ ἅπτουσι [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II)
glass, first in [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
glass-ware, [
Refs 4th c.AD+]
III) ὕαλος χνοώδης, in [
Refs 7th c.AD+], is
an absorbent of some kind:—ὕαλος is also explained by βόρβορος in [
Refs 5th c.AD+]. [ῠᾰλος, as appears from [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:—but late Poets make ῡ in some derivations to bring them into dactylic verses, ῡάλεος [
Refs]; ῡέλινος [
Refs]; ῡαλόεις [
Refs]; ῡαλοειδής [
Refs 5th c.AD+]; in iambic metre, ῡαλόχροα [
Refs]