Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἀκροβόλισις

Third declension Noun; Feminine Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀκροβόλισις

Structure: ἀκροβολισι (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: From a)kroboli/zomai

Sense

  1. a skirmishing

Examples

  • οἱ μέν γε ἀπὸ τῶν δεξιῶν [τοῦ βήματοσ] ἀρχόμενοι οὐδὲν ἄλλο ἢ τὸ συνεχὲσ τῆσ ἀκροβολίσεωσ καὶ τὸ ἐπάλληλον τοῦ κτύπου παρέχονται· (Arrian, chapter 38 3:1)

Synonyms

  1. a skirmishing

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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