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|Transliteration C=katapaltis
|Transliteration C=katapaltis
|Beta Code=katapa/lths
|Beta Code=katapa/lths
|Definition=ου, ὁ, (πάλλω) <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">engine of war for hurling bolts, catapult</b>, IG22.120.37, 554.15, 12(5).647.36 (Ceos):—freq. written καταπαλτ-πέλτης in literary texts, <span class="bibl">Mnesim.7.10</span>, <span class="bibl">Timocl.12.5</span>, <span class="bibl">Onos.42.3</span>, etc.; καταπάλτην ἀφιέναι <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Ath.</span>42.3</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">EN</span>1111a11</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Aud.</span>800b13</span>, Ath. Mech.<span class="bibl">8.7</span>, <span class="bibl">Ael.<span class="title">VH</span>6.12</span>; used as an instrument of torture, <span class="bibl">D.S.20.71</span>, <span class="bibl">Charito 3.4</span>, <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">4 Ma.</span>8.13</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> [[bolt]], [[shot]], (-πέλτης) <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Epid.</span>5.95</span>, <span class="bibl">7.121</span>, (-πάλτης) Hsch.:—hence καταπαλτ-ικός, ή, όν (in literary texts <b class="b3">-πελτ-</b>), [[of]] or [[belonging to catapults]], βέλη <span class="title">IG</span>22.1487.102; ὄργανα καὶ βέλη <span class="bibl">Plb.11.11.3</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Str.17.3.15</span>, <span class="bibl">Bito62.4</span>; <b class="b3">τὰ κ</b>., = [[καταπάλται]], <span class="bibl">Plb.9.41.5</span>; <b class="b3">τὸ κ</b>. [[artillery]], <span class="bibl">D.S.14.42</span>.</span>
|Definition=ου, ὁ, (πάλλω) <span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">engine of war for hurling bolts, catapult</b>, IG22.120.37, 554.15, 12(5).647.36 (Ceos):—freq. written καταπαλτ-πέλτης in literary texts, <span class="bibl">Mnesim.7.10</span>, <span class="bibl">Timocl.12.5</span>, <span class="bibl">Onos.42.3</span>, etc.; καταπάλτην ἀφιέναι <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Ath.</span>42.3</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">EN</span>1111a11</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Aud.</span>800b13</span>, Ath. Mech.<span class="bibl">8.7</span>, <span class="bibl">Ael.<span class="title">VH</span>6.12</span>; used as an instrument of torture, <span class="bibl">D.S.20.71</span>, <span class="bibl">Charito 3.4</span>, <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">4 Ma.</span>8.13</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> [[bolt]], [[shot]], (-πέλτης) <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Epid.</span>5.95</span>, <span class="bibl">7.121</span>, (-πάλτης) Hsch.:—hence καταπαλτ-ικός, ή, όν (in literary texts <b class="b3">-πελτ-</b>), [[of]] or [[belonging to catapults]], βέλη <span class="title">IG</span>22.1487.102; ὄργανα καὶ βέλη <span class="bibl">Plb.11.11.3</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Str.17.3.15</span>, <span class="bibl">Bito62.4</span>; <b class="b3">τὰ κ</b>., = [[καταπάλται]], <span class="bibl">Plb.9.41.5</span>; <b class="b3">τὸ κ</b>. [[artillery]], <span class="bibl">D.S.14.42</span>.</span>
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English (LSJ)

ου, ὁ, (πάλλω)    A engine of war for hurling bolts, catapult, IG22.120.37, 554.15, 12(5).647.36 (Ceos):—freq. written καταπαλτ-πέλτης in literary texts, Mnesim.7.10, Timocl.12.5, Onos.42.3, etc.; καταπάλτην ἀφιέναι Arist.Ath.42.3, EN1111a11, cf. Aud.800b13, Ath. Mech.8.7, Ael.VH6.12; used as an instrument of torture, D.S.20.71, Charito 3.4, LXX 4 Ma.8.13.    2 bolt, shot, (-πέλτης) Hp.Epid.5.95, 7.121, (-πάλτης) Hsch.:—hence καταπαλτ-ικός, ή, όν (in literary texts -πελτ-), of or belonging to catapults, βέλη IG22.1487.102; ὄργανα καὶ βέλη Plb.11.11.3, cf. Str.17.3.15, Bito62.4; τὰ κ., = καταπάλται, Plb.9.41.5; τὸ κ. artillery, D.S.14.42.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

καταπάλτης: -ου, ὁ, = καταπέλτης, Ἀριστ, Ἀθην. Πολιτ. 64. 4 (ἔκδ. Blass), Ἡσύχ., πρβλ. Κόντον ἐν Ἀθηνᾶς Τόμ. Δ΄, σ. 111.

French (Bailly abrégé)

mieux que καταπέλτης;
ου (ὁ) :
catapulte, machine à lancer des traits.
Étymologie: καταπάλλω.

Greek Monolingual

καταπάλτης, ὁ (Α)
επιγρ. βλ. καταπέλτης.

Dutch (Woordenboekgrieks.nl)

καταπάλτης -ου, ὁ, ook καταπέλτης [καταπάλλομαι] katapult. worp. Hp.