ἀκοντισμός

A. = ἀκόντισις, X. Eq.Mag. 3.6, Str. 11.5.1, Arr. An. 1.2.6; as a contest, OGI 339 (Sestos); emission of liquids, [Gal.]19.456, Sch.Il. 17.297.

2. ἀκοντισμοὶ ἀστέρων, of shooting stars, Ptol. Tetr. 102.