dart
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 > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
P. and V. βέλος, τό (rare P.), παλτόν, τό (Xen. and Aesch., Frag.), Ar. and P. ἀκόντιον, τό, V. ἄκων, ὁ.
Spear: P. and V. δόρυ, τό, Ar. and V. λογχή, ἡ, A. αἰχμή, ἡ, μεσάγκυλον, τό, βέλεμνον, τό.
Throw the dart, v.: P. and V. ἀκοντίζειν, P. εἰσακοντίζειν.
Throwing the dart, subs.: P. ἀκόντισις, ἡ (Xen.).
v. trans.
P. and V. ἀφιέναι, V. ἰάπτειν, ἐξακοντίζειν; see shool.
V. intrans. P. and V. ὁρμᾶν, ὁρμᾶσθαι, , ἵεσθαι (rare P.), φέρεσθαι, Ar. and V. ᾄσσειν (rare P.), V. ὀρούειν, θοάζειν, ἀΐσσειν; see rush.
Swoop: Ar. and V. καταίρειν, V. σκήπτειν; see swoop.
Dart out: P. and V. ἐξορμᾶσθαι.
