πετροβόλος

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Menander, Monostichoi, 643
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Transliteration A: petrobólos Transliteration B: petrobolos Transliteration C: petrovolos Beta Code: petrobo/los

English (LSJ)

(parox.), ον,

   A throwing stones, X.HG2.4.12.    II Subst. πετροβόλος, ὁ, engine for throwing stones, Plb.5.4.6, LXXJb.41.19, Ath.Mech.34.2, etc.; distd. from καταπέλτης, Plb.8.7.2 (but καταπέλτας ὀξυβελεῖς τε καὶ πετροβόλους D.S.18.51, cf. IG22.468.1): neut. πετροβόλα (sc. ὄργανα), opp. δορυβόλα, J.AJ9.10.3.    2 sling, v.l. in LXX 1 Ki.14.14.    III λίθοι πετρόβολοι hurled as from a sling, of hailstones, ib.Ez.13.11, 13.

German (Pape)

[Seite 606] Steine werfend, schleudernd, Xen. Hell. 2, 4, 12; von den Ballisten, Pol. 5, 4, 6. 8, 9, 2.