ὀιστός

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Menander, Sententiae, 456

English (Autenrieth)

(οἴσω, φέρω): arrow. Made of wood, or a reed, with barbed metal point, the lower end feathered and notched (γλυφίδες), or with projections, enabling the fingers to take a firm hold on the arrow in drawing. Poisoned arrows are mentioned only exceptionally, Od. 1.261, Il. 4.213.

English (Slater)

ὀιστός
   1 arrow met., of song. τίνα βάλλομεν εὐκλέας ὀιστοὺς ἱέντες; (O. 2.90) πτερόεντα δ' ἵει γλυκὺν Πυθῶνάδ ὀιστόν (O. 9.12)

Middle Liddell


an arrow, Hom., Hes., etc. [deriv. uncertain]