engine of war for hurling bolts, catapult
Ancient Greek word, found 16 times in the texts on Socratos.
Flavius Josephus, The Jewish War 3.80: ἐπὶ δὲ τῶν μεταπυργίων τούς τε ὀξυβελεῖς καὶ καταπέλτας καὶ λιθοβόλα καὶ πᾶν ἀφετήριον ὄργανον τιθέασιν, πάντα πρὸς τὰς βολὰς ἕτοιμα.