ἑκηβολία
From LSJ
νεκρὸν ἐάν ποτ' ἴδηις καὶ μνήματα κωφὰ παράγηις κοινὸν ἔσοπτρον ὁρᾶις· ὁ θανὼν οὕτως προσεδόκα → whenever you see a body dead, or pass by silent tombs, you look into the mirror of all men's destiny: the dead man expected nothing else | if you ever see a corpse or walk by quiet graves, that's when you look into the mirror we all share: the dead expected this
English (LSJ)
Ep. ἑκηβολίη, ἡ,
A skill in archery, Il.5.54 (pl.) : later in sg., Call. Ap.99,Str.8.3.33, AP6.26 (Jul.).
German (Pape)
[Seite 759] ἡ, die Kunst, weit zu schießen u. zu treffen, Il. 5, 54, im plur., u. Sp., wie Strab. VIII, 357 u. Anth.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἑκηβολία: ἡ, τὸ ἑκηβολεῖν, οὐδὲ ἑκηβολίαι Ἰλ. Ε. 54, Ἀνθ. Π. 6. 26· «ἑκηβολίαι· προέσεις τῶν βελῶν, μακροβολίαι» Ἡσύχ.
