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Words of the Iliad · 124 headwords

Each word with its meanings, its forms, and the lines it stands in.

ἤ

or; whether; either 371 times

ἢ, ἤ, ἠὲ, ἦ, ἠέ, ἦε, ἦέ

conjunction; interjection

Achilles names the greatest chieftains after himself and Agamemnon — Ajax's prize or Odysseus' — as the ones he might seize; the threat is deliberately provocative, naming men Agamemnon cannot afford to alienate.

ἤπιος

gentle; soothing; kindly 10 times

ἤπια, ἤπιος, ἠπίου

accusative plural neuter adjective; nominative singular masculine adjective; genitive singular masculine adjective

ἦ

truly; surely; indeed 187 times

ἦ

ἦ γάρ κεν is an emphatic idiom of certainty, distinct from the correlative μέν seen elsewhere — it stakes a strong claim before the reasoning that follows.

ἦμαρ

day; days; on the day 92 times

ἦμαρ, ἤματι, ἤματα, ἤματ, ἤματί

dative singular neuter noun; accusative singular neuter noun; accusative plural neuter noun

ἦνοψ

gleaming; to Enops; Enops 4 times

ἤνοπι, Ἤνοπι, Ἤνοπος

dative singular masculine noun; genitive singular masculine noun; dative singular masculine adjective

ἦτορ

heart; hearts; my heart 48 times

ἦτορ

nominative singular neuter noun; accusative singular neuter noun

An accusative of respect: struck with respect to his heart.

ἠβαιός

a little; at all; even a little 6 times

ἠβαιόν, ἠβαιὸν, ἠβαιαί

accusative singular neuter adjective; nominative plural feminine adjective

ἠγάθεος

sacred 5 times

ἠγαθέῃ, ἠγαθέην, ἠγάθεον

dative singular feminine adjective; accusative singular feminine adjective; accusative singular neuter adjective

Philoctetes was left behind here, wounded and abandoned, when the fleet sailed on to Troy — the famous marooning that later becomes Sophocles' subject.

ἠγερέθομαι

gathered; are gathered; to gather 7 times

ἠγερέθοντο, ἠγερέθονται, ἠγερέθεσθαι

imperfect medio-passive indicative, 3rd plural verb; present medio-passive indicative, 3rd plural verb; present medio-passive infinitive

ἠέλιος

the sun; sun; of the sun 41 times

ἠέλιος, ἠελίοιο, ἠελίῳ, ἠέλιον, Ἠέλιος, ἠελίου, Ἠελίῳ, ἠέλιόν and 2 more

nominative singular masculine noun; genitive singular masculine noun; dative singular masculine noun

ἠέριος

at early dawn; early this morning; high in the air 3 times

ἠερίη, ἠέριαι

nominative singular feminine adjective; nominative plural feminine adjective

Ἠετίων

of Eetion; Eetion; of Eëtion 13 times

Ἠετίωνος, Ἠετίων, Ἠετίωνα

genitive singular masculine noun; nominative singular masculine noun; accusative singular masculine noun

ἠίθεος

young man; young men; a young man 6 times

ἠΐθεοι, ἠΐθεός, ἠΐθεον, ἠΐθεόν

accusative singular masculine noun; nominative plural masculine noun; nominative singular masculine noun

ἠιών

shore; shores; of shore 8 times

ἠϊόνος, ἠϊόνα, ἠϊόνες, ἠϊόνας

genitive singular feminine noun; accusative singular feminine noun; nominative plural feminine noun

ἠμί

he spoke; so he spoke; spoke 62 times

ἦ

This ἦ is the verb ἤμί ("he/she said"), not the particle ἦ that appears elsewhere in this scene as "truly" — same spelling, different word.

ἠμύω

bow down; bowed; would bow down 5 times

ἠμύσειε, ἤμυσε, ἠμύει

aorist active optative, 3rd singular verb; aorist active indicative, 3rd singular verb; present active indicative, 3rd singular verb

ἠνεμόεις

windy; wind-swept 9 times

ἠνεμόεσσαν, ἠνεμόεντα

accusative singular feminine adjective; accusative singular masculine adjective

ἠνορέη

manhood 5 times

ἠνορέῃ, ἠνορέηφι, ἠνορέην

dative singular feminine noun; dative plural feminine noun; accusative singular feminine noun

ἠπεροπεύω

to deceive; you deceive; to outwit 3 times

ἠπεροπεύειν, ἠπεροπεύεις

present active infinitive; present active indicative, 2nd singular verb

ἠριγένεια

early-born 3 times

ἠριγένεια, ἠριγενείης

nominative singular feminine adjective; genitive singular feminine adjective

ἠύτε

like; as; as when 29 times

ἠΰτε, ἠΰτ

particle; adverb

Opens Book 2's first extended epic simile: the army streaming to assembly compared to swarms of bees, a comparison drawn from the ordinary rural world rather than from war.

ἠχήεις

echoing once

ἠχήεσσα

The line's balanced pair — shadowy mountains, echoing sea — names the vast physical distance between Troy and Achilles' homeland Phthia, the geography behind his argument that the Trojans never wronged him personally.

ἠώς

Dawn; dawn; at dawn 44 times

ἠώς, ἠὼς, Ἠὼς, ἠοῖ, ἠῶ, Ἠώς, ἠοῦς, Ἠῶ and 1 more

nominative singular feminine noun; accusative singular feminine noun; dative singular feminine noun

ἥλιος

sun; of the sun; the sun 6 times

ἠέλιον, ἠελίοιο, ἠέλιόν, Ἠέλιος, Ἠελίοιο

accusative singular masculine noun; genitive singular masculine noun; nominative singular masculine noun

ἥμισυς

half 8 times

ἥμισυ, ἡμίσεες

accusative singular neuter adjective; nominative singular neuter adjective; nominative plural masculine adjective

Ἥρα

Hera; Hera’s; Hera's 120 times

Ἥρη, Ἥρης, Ἥρῃ, Ἥρην

nominative singular feminine noun; vocative singular feminine noun; genitive singular feminine noun

Book 1 closes on this quiet domestic image — the quarrel resolved, the feast done, the king and queen of the gods retiring to bed together, the storm on Olympus fully spent.

ἥρως

the hero; hero; heroes 74 times

ἥρως, ἥρωϊ, ἡρώων, ἥρωα, ἥρωας, ἥρωες, ἡρώεσσιν, ἥρω and 1 more

nominative singular masculine noun; nominative plural masculine noun; accusative singular masculine noun

Ἥφαιστος

Hephaestus; of Hephaestus 41 times

Ἥφαιστος, Ἡφαίστοιο, Ἥφαιστον, Ἥφαιστε, Ἥφαιστ, Ἡφαίστου, Ἥφαιστός

nominative singular masculine noun; genitive singular masculine noun; accusative singular masculine noun

Ἡφαίστοιο, "of Hephaestus," stands by metonymy for fire itself, the fire-god’s domain.

ἧμαι

sat; sitting; sit 59 times

ἥμενον, ἧστο, ἧσθαι, ἥμενος, ἧσο, ἥατο, ἥμενοι, εἵαται and 16 more

perfect medio-passive indicative, 3rd plural verb; pluperfect middle indicative, 3rd singular verb; perfect medio-passive participle, accusative singular masculine

ἧσαι, from ἧμαι "to sit," is a vivid, static present — Odysseus casts Thersites' railing as passive sulking, not honest action.

ἡβάω

were young; came to manhood; vigorous 9 times

ἡβώοιμι, ἡβῶν, ἡβήσαντε, ἡβῷμ, ἡβώοντα, ἡβώοντες

present active optative, 1st singular verb; present active participle, nominative singular masculine; aorist active participle, nominative dual masculine

The participle describes a mortal in youthful vigor.

ἡγέομαι

led; were leaders; led the way 26 times

ἡγεῖτο, ἡγήσατο, ἡγησάσθην, ἡγήσατ, ἡγεῖτ, ἡγήσαιτο, ἡγείσθην, ἡγεόμην and 3 more

aorist middle indicative, 3rd singular verb; imperfect medio-passive indicative, 3rd singular verb; aorist middle indicative, 3rd dual verb

ἡγεμονεύω

was leader; was commander; leads 19 times

ἡγεμόνευε, ἡγεμόνευεν, ἡγεμόνευ, ἡγεμονεύει, ἡγεμονεύῃς, ἡγεμονεύειν, ἡγεμονεύῃ

imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular verb; present active indicative, 3rd singular verb; present active subjunctive, 2nd singular verb

ἡγεμών

leaders; leader; of the leaders 24 times

ἡγεμόνες, ἡγεμόνων, ἡγεμόνεσσιν, ἡγεμόνος, ἡγεμόνας, ἡγεμόνα, ἡγεμόν

nominative plural masculine noun; genitive plural masculine noun; dative plural masculine noun

ἡγήτωρ

leaders; leader; two leaders 29 times

ἡγήτορες, ἡγήτορε, ἡγήτορας, ἡγήτορα, ἡγήτορι

vocative plural masculine noun; nominative plural masculine noun; vocative dual masculine noun

ἡδύς

sweetly; sweet; welcome 8 times

ἡδὺ, ἡδέϊ, ἡδεῖαν

accusative singular neuter adjective; nominative singular neuter adjective; dative singular masculine adjective

Continues a description of the sacrificial savor (κνίση) named in the preceding, unquoted verse; no head noun appears in this segment.

ἡμέτερος

our; my; our home 38 times

ἡμέτερον, ἡμετέρῃσιν, ἡμετέροιο, ἡμετέρας, ἡμετέρῃσι, ἡμετέρῳ, ἡμετέρῃς, ἡμετέρην and 11 more

dative plural feminine adjective; accusative singular neuter adjective; accusative plural feminine adjective

ἡμίονος

mules; of mules; the mule 24 times

ἡμιόνους, ἡμιόνων, ἡμίονον, ἡμίονοι, ἡμιόνοισιν, ἡμιόνου, ἡμιόνοις

accusative plural masculine noun; genitive plural masculine noun; accusative singular feminine noun

ἡμίονοι is nominative plural, the subject bearing the corpse.

ἡμιόνειος

mule-drawn; mule-yoke 3 times

ἡμιονείην, ἡμιόνειον

accusative singular feminine adjective; accusative singular neuter adjective

ἡνίοχος

driver; charioteer; charioteers 30 times

ἡνίοχον, ἡνιόχοιο, ἡνιόχῳ, ἡνίοχος, ἡνίοχόν, ἡνιόχους, ἡνιόχοισι, ἡνίοχοι and 1 more

accusative singular masculine noun; genitive singular masculine noun; dative singular masculine noun

Ἡράκλειος

of Heracles; Heracles 6 times

Ἡρακληείῃ, Ἡρακληείην, Ἡρακληείης, Ἡρακληείη

dative singular feminine adjective; accusative singular feminine adjective; genitive singular feminine adjective

Ἡρακλέης

over Heracles; of Heracles; son of Heracles 6 times

Ἡρακλῆος, Ἡρακλεΐδην, Ἡρακλῆα

genitive singular masculine noun; accusative singular masculine noun

Seen once or twice

ἤια

prey once

ἤιος

archer twice

ἤκιστος

least skilled once

ἤλιθα

exceedingly once

ἤπειρος

the mainland twice

ἤρα

pleasure once

ἦθος

the haunts twice

Ἦνοψ

of Enops once

ἦρι

early once

Ἠέλιος

Helios once

Ἠερίβοια

Eeriboea once

ἠερόφωνος

loudvoiced once

ἠεροειδής

hazy distance; misty twice

ἠεροφοι~τις

mist-walking once

ἠεροφοῖτις

walking in darkness once

Ἠϊονεύς

of Eioneus once

Ἠϊονῆς

Eioneus once

ἠιόεις

steep-banked once

Ἠιόνες

Eiones once

ἠλάσκω

swarm; wander twice

ἠλακάτη

the distaff once

ἠλασκάζω

wheeling once

ἠλέκτωρ

the sun; shining sun twice

Ἠλείοι

the Eleans once

ἠλεός

witless once

ἠλιτόμηνος

premature once

Ἠλώνη

Elone once

ἠμάτιος

daily once

Ἠμαθίη

Emathia once

Ἠνιοπεύς

Eniopeus once

Ἠνοπίδης

son of Enops once

ἠπεδανός

feeble once

ἠπεροπευτής

deceiver twice

ἠπιόδωρος

kindly once

ἠπύτα

loud-voiced once

ἠπύω

screams once

Ἠπυτίδης

son of Epytus once

ἠρίον

burial mound once

ἥδομαι

sat once

ἥκω

have come once

ἥμων

spear-throwers once

ἧμα

in spear-throwing once

ἡδυεπής

honey-voiced once

ἡλικία

men of his age; equal age twice

ἡμέρα

day twice

ἡμίθεος

of demigods once

ἡμιδαής

half-burned once

ἡμιτάλαντον

half a talent twice

ἡμιτελής

half-finished once

ἡνίον

reins twice

Ἡρακλείδης

son of Heracles twice

ἡσύχιος

safely once

῞ἥρα

Hera once

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