βαλλάντιον

A. bag, pouch, purse, [Simon.]178, Epich. 10 (βαλ‐), Ar. Eq. 707, al., Thphr. Char. 17.5; παῖς ἐκ βαλλαντίου a supposititious child, TeleclId. 41.

II. javelin (as if from βάλλω), a pun in Dionys. ap.Ath. 3.98d. (The spelling βαλλ-is better attested than that with βαλ‐, cf. Phld. Rh. 1.354 S., etc.; cf. βαλλαντιοτομέω, ‐τόμος.)