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παλίνσοος
παλινστατέω
παλινστομέω
παλινστραφής
παλίνστρεπτος
παλινστρόβητος
παλίνστροφος
παλινσύλλεκτος
παλίντιτος
παλιντοκία
παλίντονος
παλιντραπελία
παλιντράπελος
παλιντριβής
πάλιντριψ
παλιντροπάομαι
παλιντροπής
παλιντροπία
παλίντροπος
παλιντυπής
παλιντυχής
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παλίντονος
πᾰλίν-τονος, ον,
A). bent backward, i.e. the opposite way to that in which they were drawn, τόξα, in Hom. of the bow whether strung, Il. 8.266 , cf. 15.443 ; or unstrung, 10.459 , Od. 21.11 , cf. S. Tr. 511 (lyr.); Ἀράβιοι τόξα π. εἶχον μακρά Hdt. 7.69 ; Σκυθικὰ π. βέλη A. Ch. 161 (lyr.).
2). back-stretched, ἡνίαι Ar. Av. 1739 .
3). caused by opposite tensions, π. ἁρμονίη κόσμου ὅκωσπερ λύρης καὶ τόξου Heraclit. 51 ( v.l. παλίντροπος ).
II). παλίντονα,, military engines for throwing stones, but not pointed missiles, = λιθοβόλα , Ph. Bel. 91.36 , Hero Bel. 74 , 104 , etc.


ShortDef

back-stretched, back-bending

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παλίντονος
Headword (normalized):
παλίντονος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
παλιντονος
IDX:
76960
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-76961
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">πᾰλίν-τονος</span>, <span class="itype greek">ον</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">bent backward</span>, i.e. the opposite way to that in which they were drawn, <span class="foreign greek">τόξα</span>, in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> of the bow whether strung, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:266" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:8.266/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 8.266 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:15:443" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:15.443/canonical-url/"> 15.443 </a>; or unstrung, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:459" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:10.459/canonical-url/"> 10.459 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:21:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:21.11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 21.11 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:511" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:511/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tr.</span> 511 </a> (lyr.); <span class="quote greek">Ἀράβιοι τόξα π. εἶχον μακρά</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:69" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.69/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 7.69 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">Σκυθικὰ π. βέλη</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:161" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:161/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ch.</span> 161 </a> (lyr.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">back-stretched</span>, <span class="quote greek">ἡνίαι</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> </span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1739" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1739/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Av.</span> 1739 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">caused by opposite tensions</span>, <span class="quote greek">π. ἁρμονίη κόσμου ὅκωσπερ λύρης καὶ τόξου</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1415.tlg001:51" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1415.tlg001:51/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Heraclit.</span> 51 </a> ( v.l. <span class="ref greek">παλίντροπος</span> ). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">παλίντονα,</span>, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">military engines for throwing stones</span>, but not pointed missiles, = <span class="ref greek">λιθοβόλα</span> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1599.tlg001:91:36" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1599.tlg001:91.36/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ph.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Bel.</span> 91.36 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0559.tlg012:74" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0559.tlg012:74/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hero</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Bel.</span> 74 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0559.tlg012:104" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0559.tlg012:104/canonical-url/"> 104 </a>, etc.</div> </div><br><br>'}