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πετρόβολος
πετρόβολ-ος (parox.), ον,
A). throwing stones, X. HG 2.4.12 .
II). Subst. πετροβόλος,, engine for throwing stones, Plb. 5.4.6 , LXX Jb. 41.19 , Ath.Mech. 34.2 , etc.; distd. from καταπέλτης, Plb. 8.7.2 (but καταπέλτας ὀξυβελεῖς τε καὶ πετροβόλους D.S. 18.51 , cf. IG 22.468.1 ): neut. πετροβόλα (sc. ὄργανα), opp. δορυβόλα, J. AJ 9.10.3 .
2). sling, v.l. in LXX 1 Ki. 14.14 .
III). λίθοι πετρόβολοι hurled as from a sling, of hailstones, ib. Ez. 13.11 , 13 .


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hurled as from a sling

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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">πετρόβολ-ος</span> (parox.), <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;">throwing stones</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:4:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:4:12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HG</span> 2.4.12 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> Subst. <span class="foreign greek">πετροβόλος,</span>, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">engine for throwing stones</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:4:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:4:6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plb.</span> 5.4.6 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg032:41:19" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg032:41.19/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Jb.</span> 41.19 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1204.tlg001:34:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1204.tlg001:34.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ath.Mech.</span> 34.2 </a>, etc.; distd. from <span class="foreign greek">καταπέλτης</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:7:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:7:2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plb.</span> 8.7.2 </a> (but <span class="quote greek">καταπέλτας ὀξυβελεῖς τε καὶ πετροβόλους</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:18:51" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:18.51/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.S.</span> 18.51 </a> , cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 22.468.1 </span>): neut. <span class="foreign greek">πετροβόλα</span> (sc. <span class="foreign greek">ὄργανα</span>), opp. <span class="foreign greek">δορυβόλα</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0526.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:10:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0526.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:10:3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">J.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AJ</span> 9.10.3 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sling</span>, v.l. in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> 1 </span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ki.</span> 14.14 </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">λίθοι πετρόβολοι</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hurled as from a sling</span>, of hailstones, ib.<span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ez.</span> 13.11 </span>, <span class="bibl"> 13 </span>.</div> </div><br><br>'}