Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ὠκυβόλος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ὠκυβόλος ὠκυβόλον

Structure: ὠκυβολ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: ba/llw

Sense

  1. quick-shooting, quick-striking

Examples

  • αἰθομένησ ἥψατο τίσ φαρέτρησ, καὶ τὰσ ὠκυβόλουσ περιηγέασ ἐσφήκωσε χεῖρασ, ὑπὸ στιβαρῷ κίονι δησάμενοσ; (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume V, book 16, chapter 1952)

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

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