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Words of the Iliad · 191 headwords

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

Ἴδη

Ida; of Ida; from Ida 35 times

Ἴδης, Ἴδηθεν, Ἴδην, Ἴδῃ, Ἴδη

genitive singular feminine noun; adverb; accusative singular feminine noun

ἴκελος

like 10 times

ἰκέλη, ἴκελος, ἴκελον

nominative singular feminine adjective; nominative singular masculine adjective; accusative singular neuter adjective

Ἴλιος

Ilion; of Ilion; Ilium 101 times

Ἴλιον, Ἰλίου, Ἴλιος, Ἰλίῳ, Ἰλιόφι

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

Ἴμβρος

Imbros; of Imbros 4 times

Ἴμβρου, Ἴμβρον

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

ἴπτομαι

struck; will bear hard upon 3 times

ἴψαο, ἴψεται

aorist medio-passive indicative, 2nd singular verb; future medio-passive indicative, 3rd singular verb

ἴψεται is a rare, harsh verb ("will do violence to/oppress"), signaling that Agamemnon’s current leniency is only a test.

ἴσος

equal; like; equally 79 times

ἶσος, ἶσον, ἐΐσην, ἶσα, ἐΐσας, ἐΐσης, ἴσην, ἶσ and 6 more

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

The absent id b1-l602-w2 marks the elided οὐδέ ("and no... "), rendered in the translation as "no heart lacked."

ἴσχω

hold back; holds; restrain 20 times

ἴσχει, ἴσχειν, ἴσχεο, ἴσχεσθ, ἴσχων, ἴσχον, ἴσχε, ἰσχέμεν and 3 more

present active indicative, 3rd singular verb; present active infinitive; present medio-passive imperative, 2nd singular verb

The active infinitive expresses what the Achaean kings cannot do.

ἴφθιμος

mighty; strong 27 times

ἰφθίμῳ, ἴφθιμον, ἴφθιμοι, ἴφθιμος, ἰφθίμους, ἰφθίμων, ἰφθίμη, ἰφθίμοιο and 4 more

accusative singular masculine adjective; nominative plural masculine adjective; dative singular feminine adjective

Ἴφικλος

Iphiclus; of Iphiclus 3 times

Ἰφίκλου, Ἰφίκλοιο, Ἴφικλον

genitive singular masculine noun; accusative singular masculine noun

Ἶρις

Iris; rainbow 40 times

Ἶρις, Ἶριν, Ἶρι, Ἶρίν, ἶριν

nominative singular feminine noun; accusative singular feminine noun; vocative singular feminine noun

ἰάλλω

sent; reached out; stretched out 6 times

ἴαλλον, ἴαλλεν, ἴηλα

imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural verb; imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular verb; aorist active indicative, 1st singular verb

ἰάομαι

to heal; he healed; was healing 3 times

ἰήσασθαι, ἰήσατο, ἰᾶτ

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

ἰάχω

shouting; shouted; cried out 31 times

ἰάχων, ἴαχε, ἴαχον, ἰάχουσα, ἴαχεν, ἰάχοντος, ἰάχοντες

present active participle, nominative singular masculine; imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular verb; imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural verb

ἰαίνω

may soothe; softened; be warmed 9 times

ἰάνθη, ἰήνῃ, ἰανθῇς

aorist passive indicative, 3rd singular verb; aorist active subjunctive, 3rd singular verb; aorist passive subjunctive, 2nd singular verb

In context the gifts are to soothe Achilles' heart.

ἰατήρ

healer; healers 5 times

ἰητῆρος, ἰητῆρ, ἰητὴρ

genitive singular masculine noun; nominative dual masculine noun; nominative singular masculine noun

ἰατρός

healers; healer 4 times

ἰητροὶ, ἰητρὸς, ἰητροῖς

nominative plural masculine noun; nominative singular masculine noun; dative plural masculine noun

ἰαύω

passed; they slept; you sleep 5 times

ἴαυον, ἰαύεις, ἰαύων, ἰαύειν

imperfect active indicative, 1st singular verb; imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural verb; present active indicative, 2nd singular verb

ἰαχή

shouting; a war cry; battle cry 9 times

ἰαχή, ἰαχῇ, ἰαχὴ, ἰαχῆς

nominative singular feminine noun; dative singular feminine noun; genitive singular feminine noun

Ἰδαῖος

Idaeus; of Ida; Ida 24 times

Ἰδαίων, Ἰδαῖος, Ἰδαῖον, Ἰδαῖός, Ἰδαῖ, Ἰδαίῳ

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

ἰδνόομαι

doubled over; bending back; collapsed 3 times

ἰδνώθη, ἰδνωθεὶς

aorist passive indicative, 3rd singular verb; aorist passive participle, nominative singular masculine

Ἰδομενεύς

Idomeneus; of Idomeneus; at Idomeneus 71 times

Ἰδομενεὺς, Ἰδομενῆος, Ἰδομενῆα, Ἰδομενεῦ, Ἰδομενεύς, Ἰδομενῆϊ

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

ἰδυῖα

skilled in once

ἰδυίας

The perfect participle literally conveys having learned or come to know the crafts, hence enduring skill.

ἰθύνω

guided; let us drive; guides 12 times

ἴθυνεν, ἰθύνομεν, ἰθύνει, ἰθύνοι, ἰθυνομένων, ἰθυνθήτην, ἰθύνεις

imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular verb; aorist active subjunctive, 1st plural verb; present active indicative, 3rd singular verb

The present second-person verb is the question's predicate.

ἰθύς

straight; straight on; straight at 38 times

ἰθὺς, ἰθύν, ἰθύ, ἰθύντατα, ἰθὺ, ἰθεῖα

adverb; preposition; accusative singular feminine noun

ἰθύω

charged; pressed on; charges 11 times

ἴθυσαν, ἴθυσεν, ἴθυσε, ἰθύει, ἰθύσῃ

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

ἰόμωροι

arrow-boasters twice

ἰόμωροι

A taunting compound, literally something like 'arrow-fools' or 'arrow-boasters.'

ἰός

arrow; arrows; with an arrow 28 times

ἰῷ, ἰὸν, ἰὸς, ἰοί, ἰοῖσίν, ἰόν, ἰούς, ἰοὶ and 3 more

dative singular masculine noun; accusative singular masculine noun; nominative singular masculine noun

ἰοχέαιρα

showerer of arrows; arrow-pouring; shooter of arrows 8 times

ἰοχέαιρα, ἰοχέαιραν

nominative singular feminine noun; accusative singular feminine noun

A traditional epithet of Artemis, literally 'she who showers arrows.'

ἰσάζω

balancing them; compared herself twice

ἰσάζουσ, ἰσάσκετο

present active participle, nominative singular feminine; imperfect medio-passive indicative, 3rd singular verb

ἰσάσκετο means Niobe compared herself with Leto.

ἰσοφαρίζω

match; she equaled; rivals 4 times

ἰσοφαρίζειν, ἰσοφαρίζοι, ἰσοφαρίζει, ἰσοφαρίζεις

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

ἰσχάνω

holds back; were holding back 3 times

ἰσχάνει, ἰσχανέτην

present active indicative, 3rd singular verb; imperfect active indicative, 3rd dual verb

ἰσχανάω

hold back, wait; were held; held back 6 times

ἰσχανόωσιν, ἰσχανόωντο, ἰσχανάασκον, ἰσχανάᾳ, ἰσχαναάσθω, ἰσχανόωσαν

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

Ἰφιδάμας

Iphidamas 4 times

Ἰφιδάμας, Ἰφιδάμαντα, Ἰφιδάμαντι

nominative singular masculine noun; accusative singular masculine noun; dative singular masculine noun

ἰχθύς

fish; for fish 9 times

ἰχθύες, ἰχθύσιν, ἰχθὺν, ἰχθύς, ἰχθὺς, ἰχθύσι

dative plural masculine noun; nominative plural masculine noun; nominative singular masculine noun

ἰωκή

onslaughts; Pursuit; rout 3 times

ἰωκάς, Ἰωκή, ἰῶκά

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

ἵζω

sat; they set; set 32 times

εἷσεν, εἷσαν, ἷζε, ἷζον, ἵζευ, ἵζοντο, ἱζόντων, εἷσ and 8 more

aorist active indicative, 3rd singular verb; imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular verb; aorist active indicative, 3rd plural verb

ἷζε, "sat [in council]," begins the Achaean assembly proper — the council of elders convened before the wider army is roused, a deliberate order of operations.

ἵημι

sent; longed; set 106 times

ἧκε, ἵετο, ἧκεν, ἵει, ἕντο, ἱεμένων, ἱεμένη, ἱέμενοι and 28 more

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

Together with 'away' and 'desire,' this forms the banquet formula 'put away their appetite.'

ἵκω

reached; came; they reached 23 times

ἷξον, ἵκει, ἷκε, ἷξεν, ἷξε

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

ἵππειος

equine; for horses; the horses 6 times

ἱππείων, ἵππειον, ἱππείου, ἱππείῃ

genitive plural feminine adjective; genitive singular neuter adjective; dative singular feminine adjective

ἵππος

horses; the horses; his horses 417 times

ἵππους, ἵππων, ἵπποι, ἵπποισιν, ἵππω, ἵππον, ἵπποισι, ἵππος and 6 more

accusative plural masculine noun; nominative plural masculine noun; genitive plural masculine noun

ἐξ ἵππων is contextually 'from the chariot/team', not a second gloss of the preposition 'from'.

ἵππουρις

horsehair-crested; horsehair-plumed 5 times

ἵππουριν, ἵππουρις

accusative singular feminine noun; accusative singular feminine adjective; nominative singular feminine adjective

ἵστημι

stood; standing; stand 305 times

στῆ, ἔστη, ἕστασαν, στὰς, ἑσταότ, ἑστήκει, ἱσταμένη, ἱστάμενος and 75 more

aorist active indicative, 3rd singular verb; aorist active indicative, 3rd plural verb; aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine

Dual verb: 'the two of them stood' — refers to the two heralds standing before Achilles.

ἱδρόω

sweating; will grow wet with sweat; will sweat 7 times

ἱδρώσει, ἵδρωσα, ἱδρώοντας, ἱδρώουσα, ἱδρῶσαι, ἱδρώοντα

future active indicative, 3rd singular verb; aorist active indicative, 1st singular verb; present active participle, accusative plural masculine

ἱδρύω

they sat down; make sit; she seated 4 times

ἱδρύνθησαν, ἵδρυε, ἵδρυσε

aorist passive indicative, 3rd plural verb; present active imperative, 2nd singular verb; aorist active indicative, 3rd singular verb

ἱδρώς

sweat 18 times

ἱδρὼς, ἱδρῶ, ἱδρώς, ἱδρῷ

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

ἱέραξ

hawk; than hawks 6 times

ἴρηξ, ἴρηκι, ἰρήκων, ἴρηκος

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

ἱερεύς

priest; priests 8 times

ἱερῆα, ἱρεὺς, ἱερεὺς, ἱερῆας, ἱερῆες

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

ἱερεύω

to sacrifice; sacrificed; slew 10 times

ἱερευσέμεν, ἱέρευσεν, ἱέρευσε, ἱερεύσομεν, ἱερεύσαντες, ἱερεύετε, ἱερεύσειν, ἱέρευτο

aorist active indicative, 3rd singular verb; future active infinitive; future active indicative, 1st plural verb

ἱερεύω specifically means to slaughter an animal as a sacrifice, not simply to kill.

ἱερόν

offerings; sacrifices; sacrifice 8 times

ἱερὰ, ἱερὸν, ἱεροῖσιν, ἱεροῖσι

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

ἱερός

sacred; holy; sacrifices 36 times

ἱερὸν, ἱερὴν, ἱρὰ, ἱεροὺς, ἱρῆς, ἱερῷ, ἱρά, ἱερῆς and 11 more

accusative singular feminine adjective; accusative plural neuter adjective; nominative singular neuter adjective

Epic/Ionic contracted (shortened) form of ἱερή, not the reverse — the fuller, standard form is ἱερός/ἱερή.

ἱκάνω

reached; reaches; came 61 times

ἵκανε, ἱκάνει, ἵκανον, ἵκανεν, ἱκάνω, ἱκάνεις, ἱκάνοι, ἱκάνεται and 2 more

imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular verb; present active indicative, 3rd singular verb; imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural verb

The dual verb treats the two envoys as a pair.

ἱκνέομαι

reached; they reached; reaches 114 times

ἵκοντο, ἵκετο, ἱκέσθαι, ἵκηται, ἵκωμαι, ἵξεσθαι, ἵκετ, ἱκέσθην and 22 more

aorist middle indicative, 3rd singular verb; aorist middle indicative, 3rd plural verb; aorist middle infinitive

The dual verb keeps Poseidon and Hera together as the two travelers.

ἱλάσκομαι

appease; may propitiate; propitiated 6 times

ἱλάσκονται, ἱλάσσεαι, ἱλάσκεσθαι, ἱλασόμεσθα, ἱλάσκοντο

present medio-passive indicative, 3rd plural verb; aorist middle subjunctive, 2nd singular verb; present medio-passive infinitive

ἱμάς

straps; with straps; strap 15 times

ἱμᾶσιν, ἱμᾶσι, ἱμάντα, ἱμάντας, ἱμὰς, ἱμάντεσσι

dative plural masculine noun; accusative singular masculine noun; accusative plural masculine noun

ἱμάσσω

lashed; lashes; I shall lash 6 times

ἵμασεν, ἱμάσσῃ, ἵμασ, ἱμάσσω

aorist active indicative, 3rd singular verb; present active subjunctive, 3rd singular verb; aorist active subjunctive, 1st singular verb

ἱμείρω

he might desire once

ἱμείραιτο

The optative after the tentative condition presents Hera's hoped-for possibility.

ἱμερόεις

lovely; desirable 5 times

ἱμερόεντα, ἱμερόεντος, ἱμερόεν

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

Ἱππασίδης

son of Hippasus; sons of Hippasus; Hippasus son 4 times

Ἱππασίδην, Ἱππασίδῃσι

accusative singular masculine noun; dative plural masculine noun

ἱππεύς

horsemen; horseman; among the horsemen 25 times

ἱππῆες, ἱππῆας, ἱππεῦ, ἱππεῦσιν, ἱππεῦσι, ἱππῆές, ἱππήων, ἱππεῖς

nominative plural masculine noun; dative plural masculine noun; accusative plural masculine noun

ἱππόβοτος

horse-pasturing 8 times

ἱπποβότοιο, ἱππόβοτον

genitive singular neuter adjective; accusative singular neuter adjective; genitive singular feminine adjective

ἱππόδαμος

horse-taming; tamer of horses; horse-tamer 46 times

ἱπποδάμοιο, ἱπποδάμων, ἱπποδάμοισιν, ἱπποδάμους, ἱπποδάμοις, ἱπποδάμοισι, ἱππόδαμοι, ἱππόδαμον and 1 more

genitive singular masculine adjective; dative plural masculine adjective; genitive plural masculine adjective

ἱππόδαμος, "tamer of horses," is a standing heroic epithet applied to Atreus here, distinct from its later use for other charioteer-kings.

Ἱππόθοος

Hippothous 7 times

Ἱππόθοος, Ἱππόθοόν, Ἱππόθοός, Ἱπποθόῳ, Ἱππόθοον

nominative singular masculine noun; accusative singular masculine noun; dative singular masculine noun

ἱππόκομος

horse-haired; horsehair-crested 5 times

ἱππόκομοι, ἱπποκόμων, ἱπποκόμου, ἱππόκομον

nominative plural feminine adjective; genitive plural feminine adjective; genitive singular feminine adjective

Ἱππόλοχος

of Hippolochus; Hippolochus 10 times

Ἱππολόχοιο, Ἱππόλοχον, Ἱππόλοχος

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

ἱπποδάσεια

horsehair-crested; horse-haired 7 times

ἱπποδασείης, ἱπποδασείας, ἱπποδάσεια

genitive singular feminine adjective; accusative plural feminine adjective; nominative singular feminine adjective

ἱπποκορυστής

chariot-fighters 5 times

ἱπποκορυσταὶ, ἱπποκορυσταί, ἱπποκορυστὰς, ἱπποκορυστάς

nominative plural masculine noun; nominative plural masculine adjective; accusative plural masculine noun

ἱπποκορυστής, literally "horse-armed," names warriors by their gear rather than their branch of service.

ἱπποσύνη

horsemanship 5 times

ἱπποσύνῃ, ἱπποσυνάων, ἱπποσύνας

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

ἱρός

sacred; a sacred offering; sacrifices 20 times

ἱρήν, ἱρὴ, ἱρὴν, ἱρῆς, ἱρὸν, ἱρῶν

accusative singular feminine adjective; nominative singular feminine adjective; genitive singular feminine adjective

Seen once or twice

̓ἰδαῖος

Idaean once

̓ἰδομενεύς

Idomeneus twice

Ἴαιρα

Iaera once

Ἴασος

Iasus twice

ἴδη

of Ida once

Ἴδης

and of Idas once

ἴθμα

steps once

ἴκμενος

favoring once

ἴξαλος

bounding once

ἴππουρις

horsehair-crested once

Ἴσανδρος

Isander twice

ἴσκω

liken once

ἴσχιον

hip once

ἴτυς

wheel-rim; felloe twice

Ἴτων

Iton once

Ἴφιτος

Iphitus twice

ἶρις

Iris; rainbows twice

Ἶσος

Isus once

Ἶφις

Iphis once

Ἰάλμενος

Ialmenus twice

Ἰάμενος

Iamenus once

Ἰάνασσα

Ianassa once

Ἰάνειρα

Ianeira once

Ἰάονες

Ionians once

Ἰάπετος

Iapetus once

Ἰάρδανος

Iardanus once

Ἰαμενός

Iamenus once

Ἰαωλκός

Iolcus once

ἰγνύα

knees once

Ἰδαῖε

Idaeus once

ἰδρεία

skill twice

Ἰήσων

Jason; of Jason twice

Ἰηλυσός

Ialysus once

Ἰθάκη

Ithaca; of Ithaca twice

Ἰθαιμένης

Ithaemenes once

Ἰθακήσιος

of Ithaca once

ἰθυπτίων

straight-flying once

Ἰθώμη

Ithome once

Ἰκάριος

Icarian once

ἰκμάς

moisture once

ἰλαδόν

in companies once

Ἰλήιος

Ilian once

Ἰλιόθεν

from Ilium once

ἰλλάς

with withes once

ἰλύς

mud once

Ἰμβρασίδης

son of Imbrasus once

ἰνδάλλομαι

seemed; appears twice

ἰνίον

nape; the occiput twice

Ἰξίων

of Ixion once

ἰόεις

dark once

ἰοδόκος

holding arrows once

ἰοειδής

violet-dark once

ἰσόμορος

equal in portion once

ἰσόπεδον

level ground once

ἰτέα

willows once

Ἰτυμονεύς

Itymoneus once

ἰύζω

raise a clamor once

ἰυγμός

cries once

Ἰφεύς

Ipheus once

Ἰφίνοος

Iphinous once

Ἰφιάνασσα

Iphianassa twice

Ἰφιτίδης

son of Iphitus once

Ἰφιτίων

Iphition once

ἰχώρ

ichor twice

ἰωχμός

rout twice

Ἵππασος

Hippasus once

ἵστωρ

arbiter twice

ἱέρεια

priestess once

ἱερεῖον

sacrificial beast once

ἱερή

sacred twice

ἱζάνω

settles; seated twice

Ἱκεταονίδης

Hicetaon's son once

ἱκετεύω

came as suppliant once

ἱλάομαι

appeasing; seek to win favor twice

ἱμερτός

lovely once

ἱππάζομαι

you are driving once

ἱππηλάσιος

chariot roadway once

ἱππηλασία

chariot roadway once

ἱππημολγοί

Hippemolgoi once

ἱππιοχάρμης

chariot fighter once

ἱππιοχαίτης

horsehair-plumed once

Ἱππόδαμος

Hippodamus once

ἱππόδρομος

chariot track once

ἱππόμαχος

chariot-fighting once

Ἱππόμαχος

Hippomachus once

Ἱππόνοος

Hipponous once

ἱππόσυνος

horsemanship once

Ἱπποδάμας

Hippodamas once

Ἱπποδάμεια

Hippodameia twice

Ἱπποκόων

Hippocoon once

ἱπποπόλος

horse-breeding twice

Ἱπποτίων

Hippotion twice

Ἱρή

Hire twice

Ἱστίαια

Histiaea once

ἱστοδόκη

to its socket once

῎ἴλιος

Ilion; around Ilion twice

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