βολή

From βᾰ́λλω (bắllō, “to throw”) +‎ -η (-ē).^[1]

βολή • (bolḗ) f (genitive βολῆς); first declension

1. stroke or wound of a missile
2. a throw or cast of the dice

Compare πληγή (plēgḗ), which is used for wounds by sword or pike.

• ἄβολος (ábolos)

• → Greek: βολή (volí) (inherited) (learned)

• “βολή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “βολή”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• βολή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• βολή in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• G1000 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • beam idem, page 66.
  • cast idem, page 116.
  • fling idem, page 328.
  • gleam idem, page 361.
  • glimmer idem, page 362.
  • heave idem, page 393.
  • range idem, page 670.
  • ray idem, page 674.
  • reach idem, page 675.
  • shot idem, page 769.
  • streak idem, page 824.
  • sunbeam idem, page 838.
  • swing idem, page 849.
  • throw idem, page 871.
  • toss idem, page 884.

• IPA^(key): /voˈli/
• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: βο‧λή

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βολή (bolḗ).^[1]

βολή • (volí) f (plural βολές)

1. shot (the result of launching a projectile or bullet)
2. fire (the bullets or other projectiles fired from a gun or other ranged weapon)
3. (sports) throw
4. range (maximum distance or reach of capability of a projectile)
5. (figuratively) salvo, volley (of invective, accusations, etc.)

Inherited from Ancient Greek βολή (bolḗ) in the sense 'throw or cast of the dice'.^[1]

βολή • (volí) f (plural βολές)

1. (familiar) convenience, amenity (a thing or circumstance that is welcome and makes life a little easier or more pleasant)