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Ancient Greek
Etymology
ἀκοντίζω (akontízō) + -της (-tēs)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.kon.tis.tɛ̌ːs/ → /a.kon.tisˈtis/ → /a.kon.disˈtis/
Noun
ᾰ̓κοντῐστής • (akontistḗs) m (genitive ᾰ̓κοντῐστοῦ); first declension
- javelin-thrower, javelineer
Declension
Further reading
- “ἀκοντιστής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἀκοντιστής”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ἀκοντιστής in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “ἀκοντιστής”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἀκοντιστής in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)