καταπάλτης
Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil
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.
