ΠΕΤΡΟΒΟΛΟΝ, πετροβολον
PETROBOLON, petrobolon
Sounds Like: peh-troh-BOH-lon
Translations: catapult, a catapult, stone-thrower, stone-throwing, rock-throwing
From the root: ΠΕΤΡΟΣ, ΒΑΛΛΩ
Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'πέτρος' (stone, rock) and 'βάλλω' (to throw). As a noun, it refers to a device or person that throws stones, such as a catapult or a stone-thrower. As an adjective, it describes something that throws stones or is used for throwing stones. It can be used to describe a weapon or a person's action.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Job — 41:20
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Job — 41:19
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΤΡΟΣ, ΒΑΛΛΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΕΤΡΟΒΟΛΟΙΣΒΑΛΛΟΝΤΕΣ — throwing stones, stone-throwers, those throwing stones, by throwing stones, with stone-throwers
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