Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

τοξικός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: τοξικός

Structure: τοξικ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: to/con

Sense

  1. of or for the bow
  2. (elliptically for τοξική τέχνη ‎(tékhnē)) bowmanship, archery
  3. (elliptically for τοξική θυρίς ‎(thurís)) a shothole, loophole, narrow window

Examples

  • "ὁ μὲν γὰρ εὔρωστοσ καὶ μάχιμοσ ὁ δὲ τοξικὸσ καὶ ἀνόητοσ ὁ δὲ δεινὸσ εἰπεῖν καὶ φρόνιμοσ. (Plutarch, De Pythiae oraculis, section 224)

Synonyms

  1. of or for the bow

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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