ὈΞΥΒΕΛΩΝ, ὀξυβελων
OXYBELŌN, oxybelōn
Sounds Like: ox-y-BEH-lon
Translations: of sharp-pointed missiles, of javelins, of darts, of catapults
From the root: ΟΞΥΒΕΛΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to sharp-pointed missiles or weapons, such as javelins or darts. It can also refer to the catapults or machines that launch such projectiles. It is a compound word, combining 'sharp' (ΟΞΥΣ) and 'missile' (ΒΕΛΟΣ).
Inflection: Plural, Genitive, Masculine or Neuter
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:101
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 7:112
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΟΞΥΒΕΛΗΣ.
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.
- ὈΞΥΒΕΛΕΙΣ — oxybeles, a dart-shooter, a catapult, a ballista
- ΟΞΥΒΕΛΗΣ — sharp-pointed, swift, quick, keen, acute
- ΟΞΥΒΕΛΩΝ — sharp-pointed, pointed, sharp, tapering
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