τοξικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From τόξον (tóxon, bow) + -ῐκός (-ikós).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

τοξῐκός • (toxikós) m (feminine τοξῐκή, neuter τοξῐκόν); first/second declension

  1. of or for the bow
    • 472 BCE, Aeschylus, The Persians 460:
      τοξικῆς τ’ ἄπο θώμιγγος ἰοὶ προσπίτνοντες ὤλλυσαν
      toxikês t’ ápo thṓmingos ioì prospítnontes ṓllusan
    • 525 BCE – 455 BCE, Aeschylus, Fragments 129
    • 428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Laws 833B
    1. (elliptically for τοξική τέχνη (tékhnē)) bowmanship, archery
    2. (elliptically for τοξική θυρίς (thurís)) a shothole, loophole, narrow window
  2. (of persons) skilled in the use of the bow
  3. (in neuter, collectively) the bowmen
    1. (elliptically for τοξικόν φάρμακον (phármakon)) poison for smearing arrows with

Inflection

  • τοξοσύνη (toxosúnē)

References

Greek

Adjective

τοξικός • (toxikós) m (feminine τοξική, neuter τοξικό)

  1. toxic
    Synonyms: δηλητηριώδης (dilitiriódis), φαρμακερός (farmakerós)

Declension

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