καταπάλτ-ης · katapalt-ēs — LSJ
engine of war for hurling bolts, catapult
engine of war for hurling bolts, catapult, IG 2(2).120.37, 554.15, 12(5).647.36 (Ceos):—freq. written κατα-πέλτης in literary texts, Mnesim. 7.10, Timocl. 12.5, Onos. 42.3, etc.; καταπάλτην ἀφιέναι Arist. Ath. 42.3, EN 1111a11, cf. Aud. 800b13, Ath. Mech. 8.7, Ael. VH 6.12; used as an instrument of torture, D.S. 20.71, Charito 3.4, LXX 4 Ma. 8.13.
2 bolt, shot, of, belonging to catapults, artillery
bolt, shot, (-πέλτης) Hp. Epid. 5.95, 7.121, (-πάλτης) Hsch.:—hence καταπαλτ-ικός, ή, όν (in literary texts -πελτ-), of or belonging to catapults, βέλη IG 2(2).1487.102; ὄργανα καὶ βέλη Plb. 11.11.3, cf. Str. 17.3.15, Bito 62.4; τὰ κ., = καταπάλται, Plb. 9.41.5; τὸ κ. artillery, D.S. 14.42.