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ἔμβολον
ἔμβολον
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- ἔμβολος (émbolos)
Noun
ἔμβολον • (émbolon) n (genitive ἐμβόλου); second declension
- wedge, peg, stopper
- bolt, bar
- architrave
- prow of warships (rammed into opposing ships)
- (in the plural) The rostra, or tribune of the Latin forum
- wedge-shaped order of battle (Latin cuneus, acies cuneata)
- graft
Inflection
Second declension of ἔμβολον, ἐμβόλου
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἔμβολον | ἐμβόλω | ἔμβολᾰ |
| Genitive | ἐμβόλου | ἐμβόλοιν | ἐμβόλων |
| Dative | ἐμβόλῳ | ἐμβόλοιν | ἐμβόλοις |
| Accusative | ἔμβολον | ἐμβόλω | ἔμβολᾰ |
| Vocative | ἔμβολον | ἐμβόλω | ἔμβολᾰ |
See also
References
- ἔμβολον in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- «ἔμβολον» in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- «ἔμβολον» in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (© 2006–2016)
- ἔμβολον in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English-Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.