Iobolos

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Iobolos grece venenosus.


Apparatus:

Iobolos ACD | Ioboles B ef


Translation:

Iobolos is Greek for Latin venenosus {"poisonous, venemous"}.


Commentary:

The Greek word is the adj. ἰοβόλος /iobólos/, a compound of ἰός /iós/ "poison" and βολ- /bol-/ "throwing". It means "shooting poisoned arrows" and in a wider sense "shedding poison, being venemous".

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