τόξον
τόξον
τόξον, ου, τό,
τυγχάνω
a bow, Hom.; often in pl., because the ancient bow was of two pieces of horn joined by the πῆχυς in the middle; τόξα τιταίνειν or ἕλκειν to draw the bow, Il.:—as the bow was specially the Oriental weapon, τόξου ῥῦμα meant the Persians, opp. to λόγχης ἰσχύς (the Greek spearmen), Aesch.: —metaph., τόξῳ by guess, Aesch.
in pl. also, bow and arrows, Hom., Hdt., etc.
metaph., τόξα ἡλίου its rays, Eur.
Headword (normalized):
τόξον
Headword (normalized/stripped):
τοξον
Intro Text:
τόξον
τόξον, ου, τό,
τυγχάνω
a bow, Hom.; often in pl., because the ancient bow was of two pieces of horn joined by the πῆχυς in the middle; τόξα τιταίνειν or ἕλκειν to draw the bow, Il.:—as the bow was specially the Oriental weapon, τόξου ῥῦμα meant the Persians, opp. to λόγχης ἰσχύς (the Greek spearmen), Aesch.: —metaph., τόξῳ by guess, Aesch.
in pl. also, bow and arrows, Hom., Hdt., etc.
metaph., τόξα ἡλίου its rays, Eur.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n32803
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