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ἐπεσβόλος

epesbolos

throwing words, reviling

Figures and citations on this page are drawn from the audited corpus; none are written from memory.

Distribution

Senses

1. ἐπεσβόλος · epesbolos — Beekes

throwing words, reviling

2. ἐπεσβόλος · epesbolos — Chantraine

«qui attaque avec des mots, qui injurie » (IL 2,275, A

3. ἐπεσβόλος · epesbolos — Frisk

schmähen

4. ἐπεσ-βόλος · epes-bolos — LSJ

throwing words about, rash-talking, scurrilous

Attestations

Deep etymology

Authority pointers, pending review

These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.

  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) scan p. 485; entry #2154 Review: Under source audit
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque scan p. 371; entry #2598 Review: Under source audit
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch scan p. 566; entry #2014 Review: Under source audit

The authorities' own wording is withheld pending review. Each source's identity, locator, and review status are cited above.

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