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βολή
βολή βάλλω a throw, the stroke or wound of a missile, opp. to πληγή (stroke of sword or pike), Od., Eur., Thuc.: βολαῖς σφόγγος ὤλεσεν γραφήν by its stroke or touch, Aesch. metaph., like βέλος, a glance from the eyes, Od. βολαὶ κεραύνιοι thunder- bolts, Aesch.; βολαὶ ἡλίου sun- beams, Soph.; βολὴ χιόνος a snow- shower, Eur.

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a throw, the stroke

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βολή
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βολή
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βολη
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βολή βάλλω a throw, the stroke or wound of a missile, opp. to πληγή (stroke of sword or pike), Od., Eur., Thuc.: βολαῖς σφόγγος ὤλεσεν γραφήν by its stroke or touch, Aesch. metaph., like βέλος, a glance from the eyes, Od. βολαὶ κεραύνιοι thunder- bolts, Aesch.; βολαὶ ἡλίου sun- beams, Soph.; βολὴ χιόνος a snow- shower, Eur.
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6404
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n6408
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