ὑσσός
From LSJ
πέτρην κοιλαίνει ρανὶς ὕδατος ἐνδελεχείῃ → constant dropping wears away a stone, constant dripping will wear away the hardest stone, little strokes fell big oaks, constant dripping wears the stone, constant dropping wears the stone, constant dripping will wear away a stone
English (LSJ)
ὁ,
A javelin, = Lat.pilum, Plb.6.23.8sq., D.H.5.46, Str.10.1.12, Plu.Pyrrh.21, etc.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ὑσσός: ὁ, ἀκόντιον, τὸ Ρωμαϊκὸν pilum, Πολύβ. 6. 23, 8 κἑξ., Πλούτ., κλπ.
French (Bailly abrégé)
οῦ (ὁ) :
javelot, le pilum romain.
Étymologie: DELG mot techn., pê emprunté au carien.
