[Meaning] a great sea.[1] [This derives] from the fact that it is very salty.[2] Also [sc. attested is the adjective] zaploutos, [meaning] one who is very rich.[3] Plato in Republic [writes]: "like one sheltering under a wall during a storm of dust and hail brought by the wind".[4] And in Timaeus: "or it was overtaken by a tempest of winds brought by the air."[5] For he wishes to indicate a whirlwind and a rush of wind. Some [sc. use it to mean] a violent wind, a turbulent blast. Clement [sc. uses the word].[6] A zale can also be a big whirlwind. Some [use] zale [to mean] hail.