Ἑκηβολία

archery-skill

Translated by David Whitehead14 May 2003Vetting: high3 revisions

2 words

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Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἑκηβολία.

Betacode

*(ekhboli/a.

Literally, the ability to shoot things from afar. The plural occurs in Homer, Iliad 5.54 (web address 1); a scholion on this verse glosses with eu)stoxi/ai "skills in shooting" (similarly in Hesychius and other lexica). For the related adjective, see epsilon 432.