ἀκοντίζω
Ὁ δὲ μὴ δυνάμενος κοινωνεῖν ἢ μηδὲν δεόμενος δι' αὐτάρκειαν οὐθὲν μέρος πόλεως, ὥστε ἢ θηρίον ἢ θεός → Whoever is incapable of associating, or has no need to because of self-sufficiency, is no part of a state; so he is either a beast or a god
English (LSJ)
Att. fut. -ιῶ, (ἄκων)
A hurl a javelin, τινός at one, Αἴαντος . . ἀκόντισε φαίδιμος Ἕκτωρ Il.14.402, cf. 8.118; also Αἵας . . ἐφ' Ἕκτορι . . ἵετ' ἀκοντίσσαι 16.359; ἀ. ἐς or καθ' ὅμιλον, Od.22.263, Il.4.490; ἔς τινας Th. 7.40; εἰς τὸ φῶς ἐκ τοῦ σκότους X.An.7.4.18: c. dat., of the weapon, ἦ καὶ ἀκόντισε δουρί Il.5.533; ἀ. δουρὶ φαεινῷ ib.611, al.; αἰχμαῖς Pi.I.1.24: also c. acc., ἀκόντισαν ὀξέα δοῦρα Od.22.265; ἀκοντίζουσι θαμειὰς αἰχμὰς ἐκ χειρῶν Il.12.44, cf. 14.422: abs., use the javelin, τοξεύειν καὶ ἀ. Hdt.4.114, cf. Hp.Aër.17, Th.3.23, etc.:— Pass., κῶλα . . ἐς πλευρὰ καὶ πρὸς ἧπαρ ἠκοντίζετο E.IT1370; ἀ. ἀπὸ τῶν ἵππων ὀρθός Pl.Men.93d. 2 after Hom., hit or strike with javelin, or simply aim at, ἀ. τὸν σῦν Hdt.1.43, etc.:—Pass., to be hit or wounded, E.Ba.1098, Antipho 3.1.1, X.HG4.5.13. 3 hurl, throw, ἑαυτούς, i.e. leap overboard, Ach.Tat.5.7; jettison cargo, Id.3.2: metaph., τινὰς εἰς ἄπειρον χρόνον Olymp.Alch.p.75B. 4 shoot forth rays, of moon, E.Ion1155:—Med., flash, Arist.Mu. 392b3. 5 metaph., μῦθον Nonn.D.34.299; μερίμνας ἀνέμοισιν ib.12.258. II intr., dart or pierce, metaph., of curses, εἴσω γῆς E.Or.1241.
