"τόξον" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /tók.son/, /ˈtok.son/, /ˈtok.son/, /tók.son/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈtok.son/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈtok.son/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈtok.son/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈtok.son/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Possibly a cognate of Latin taxus or borrowed from Iranian: compare Persian تخش (taxš, “crossbow”). Etymology templates: {{cog|la|taxus}} Latin taxus, {{bor|grc|ira}} Iranian, {{cog|fa|تخش||crossbow|tr=taxš}} Persian تخش (taxš, “crossbow”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|τόξου|n|second}} τόξον • (tóxon) n (genitive τόξου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|τόξον|ου}} Forms: tóxon [romanization], τόξου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], τὸ τόξον [nominative, singular], τὼ τόξω [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ τόξᾰ [nominative, plural], τοῦ τόξου [genitive, singular], τοῖν τόξοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν τόξων [genitive, plural], τῷ τόξῳ [dative, singular], τοῖν τόξοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς τόξοις [dative, plural], τὸ τόξον [accusative, singular], τὼ τόξω [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ τόξᾰ [accusative, plural], τόξον [singular, vocative], τόξω [dual, vocative], τόξᾰ [plural, vocative]
  1. bow (weapon for shooting arrows)
    Sense id: en-τόξον-grc-noun-eRGkDSkv Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 36 15 15 34 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension: 33 16 16 35 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 25 26 26 22
  2. rainbow
    Sense id: en-τόξον-grc-noun-j87QC2zi Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 36 15 15 34 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension: 33 16 16 35 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 25 26 26 22
  3. arc
    Sense id: en-τόξον-grc-noun-QE~Ps5TS Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 36 15 15 34 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension: 33 16 16 35 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 25 26 26 22
  4. anything which is bowed or arched
    Sense id: en-τόξον-grc-noun-pY-JgpQU Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 36 15 15 34 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension: 33 16 16 35 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 25 26 26 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: τοξικός (toxikós), τοξότης (toxótēs) (english: archer) Related terms: βέλος (bélos) (english: arrow)

Inflected forms

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      "roman": "toxikós",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "archer",
      "roman": "toxótēs",
      "word": "τοξότης"
    }
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        {
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
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    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "la",
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      },
      "expansion": "Latin taxus",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ira"
      },
      "expansion": "Iranian",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
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        "3": "",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly a cognate of Latin taxus or borrowed from Iranian: compare Persian تخش (taxš, “crossbow”).",
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      "form": "tóxon",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τόξου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Second declension",
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      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "nominative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τᾰ̀ τόξᾰ",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ τόξου",
      "roman": "toû tóxou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τοῖν τόξοιν",
      "roman": "toîn tóxoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν τόξων",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τῷ τόξῳ",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τοῖν τόξοιν",
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      ]
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      "form": "τοῖς τόξοις",
      "roman": "toîs tóxois",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ τόξον",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ τόξω",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual"
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    },
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      "roman": "bélos",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "arc"
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      "id": "en-τόξον-grc-noun-QE~Ps5TS",
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          "bowed"
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      "ipa": "/tók.son/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtok.son/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtok.son/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tók.son/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtok.son/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtok.son/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtok.son/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtok.son/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "τόξον"
}
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    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Iranian languages",
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      "roman": "toxikós",
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    {
      "english": "archer",
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    }
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    {
      "form": "τὼ τόξω",
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    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ τόξᾰ",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "τοῦ τόξου",
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      "form": "τῷ τόξῳ",
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      ]
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      "form": "τοῖν τόξοιν",
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      "form": "τοῖς τόξοις",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
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      "english": "arrow",
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        "anything which is bowed or arched"
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      "ipa": "/ˈtok.son/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtok.son/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tók.son/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtok.son/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtok.son/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtok.son/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtok.son/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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}

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