ἀκοντίζω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=Att. fut. -ιῶ, ([[ἄκων]])<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[hurl a javelin]], τινός [[at]] one, Αἴαντος.. ἀκόντισε φαίδιμος Ἕκτωρ Il.14.402, cf. 8.118; also Αἵας.. ἐφ' Ἕκτορι.. ἵετ' ἀκοντίσσαι 16.359; <b class="b3">ἀ. ἐς</b> or <b class="b3">καθ' ὅμιλον</b>, 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; <b class="b3">ἀ. δουρὶ φαεινῷ</b> 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. [[Herodotus|Hdt.]]4.114, cf. Hp.Aër.17, Th.3.23, etc.:—Pass., κῶλα.. ἐς πλευρὰ καὶ πρὸς ἧπαρ ἠκοντίζετο E.''IT''1370; ἀ. ἀπὸ τῶν ἵππων ὀρθός Pl.''Men.''93d.<br><span class="bld">2</span> after Hom., [[hit]] or [[strike with javelin]], or simply [[aim at]], ἀ. τὸν σῦν [[Herodotus|Hdt.]]1.43, etc.:—Pass., to [[be hit]] or [[wounded]], E.''Ba.''1098, Antipho 3.1.1, X.''HG''4.5.13.<br><span class="bld">3</span> [[hurl]], [[throw]], [[ἑαυτούς]], i.e. [[leap overboard]], Ach.Tat.5.7; [[jettison]] cargo, Id.3.2: metaph., <b class="b3">τινὰς εἰς ἄπειρον χρόνον</b> Olymp.Alch.p.75B.<br><span class="bld">4</span> [[shoot forth rays]], of moon, E.''Ion''1155:—Med., [[flash]], Arist.''Mu.'' 392b3.<br><span class="bld">5</span> metaph., μῦθον [[Nonnus Epicus|Nonn.]] ''[[Dionysiaca|D.]]'' 34.299; <b class="b3">μερίμνας ἀνέμοισιν</b> ib.12.258.<br><span class="bld">II</span> intr., [[dart]] or [[pierce]], metaph., of curses, εἴσω γῆς E.''Or.''1241.