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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.

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a bow

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τόξον
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τόξον
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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.
IDX:
32766
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n32803
Key:
to/con

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