ιθυβόλος

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τὸν ἀπὸ γραμμᾶς κινεῖν λίθον → move one's man from this line, move a piece from this line, try one's last chance, make a last ditch effort

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Greek Monolingual

ἰθυβόλος, -ον (Α)
1. αυτός που βάλλει κατευθείαν, που ρίχνει ίσια και πετυχαίνει τον σκοπό του
2. νοήμονος, συνετός.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ἰθύς (Ι) + -βόλος (< βόλος < βάλλω), πρβλ. ακοντο-βόλος, πυρο-βόλος.