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ὀξυβελής

ὀξυβελής, sharp-pointed

ὀξῠ-βελής, ές,
  • sharp-pointed, ἆλτο δʼ ὀϊστὸς ὀξυβελής Il. 4.126; ὀ. χαῖται, of the porcupineʼs bristles, Emp. 83.2; ἥλιος Id. 40; νῶτα καράβου Opp. H. 2.346: metaph., πόθος ὀ. ib. 4.41: in Prose, of a lancet, τὸ -ές Gal. 12.413.
    • II shooting sharp-pointed, and therefore swift, missiles, ὀ. [ὄργανα], opp. λιθοβολικά, Ph. Bel. 54.49; ὀξυβελής, ὁ, with and without καταπέλτης, an engine for throwing sharp-pointed bolts, opp. πετροβόλος, D.S. 20.85, 86; so ὀξυβελικόν (sc. ὄργανον), τό, ib. 75, etc.

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