"τόξον" meaning in Ancient Greek

See τόξον in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

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], τόξω [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ τόξᾰ [nominative, plural], τοῦ τόξου [genitive, singular], τόξοιν [dual, genitive], τόξων [genitive, plural], τῷ τόξῳ [dative, singular], τόξοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς τόξοις [dative, plural], τὸ τόξον [accusative, singular], 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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 32 16 16 36 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension: 30 17 17 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 14 14 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 28 28 21
  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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 32 16 16 36 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension: 30 17 17 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 14 14 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 28 28 21
  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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 32 16 16 36 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension: 30 17 17 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 14 14 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 28 28 21
  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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 32 16 16 36 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension: 30 17 17 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 14 14 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 28 28 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ἀργυρότοξος (argurótoxos), τοξεύς (toxeús) (english: archer), Τοξεύς (Toxeús), τοξικός (toxikós), τοξοθήκη (toxothḗkē), τοξότης (toxótēs) (english: archer) Related terms: βέλος (bélos) (english: arrow)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "archer",
      "roman": "toxeús",
      "word": "τοξεύς"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "Toxeús",
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      "roman": "toxikós",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "args": {
        "1": "la",
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
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      "expansion": "Iranian",
      "name": "bor"
    },
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      "form": "τόξου",
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      "form": "τᾰ̀ τόξᾰ",
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      ]
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "τῷ τόξῳ",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τόξοιν",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς τόξοις",
      "roman": "toîs tóxois",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "singular"
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τόξον",
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        "vocative"
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      "roman": "bélos",
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    }
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      ],
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      ],
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          "arc"
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        "anything which is bowed or arched"
      ],
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          "bowed",
          "bowed"
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  ],
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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"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Iranian languages",
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  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "argurótoxos",
      "word": "ἀργυρότοξος"
    },
    {
      "english": "archer",
      "roman": "toxeús",
      "word": "τοξεύς"
    },
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      "roman": "Toxeús",
      "word": "Τοξεύς"
    },
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      "roman": "toxikós",
      "word": "τοξικός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "toxothḗkē",
      "word": "τοξοθήκη"
    },
    {
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      "form": "τῷ τόξῳ",
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        "singular"
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        "anything which is bowed or arched"
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          "arched",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtok.son/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtok.son/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tók.son/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈtok.son/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈtok.son/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
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      "ipa": "/ˈtok.son/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtok.son/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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  "word": "τόξον"
}

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