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Words of the Iliad · 142 headwords

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

ναίω

lived; dwelling; dwelt 56 times

ναίων, ἔναιον, ναῖε, ναίουσι, ἔναιεν, ναιόμενον, ναῖον, ναιομένην and 14 more

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

The passive form is intransitive in context: Tydeus was established or settled in Argos.

ναιετάω

dwelt; inhabited; peopled 13 times

ναιετάοντας, ναιετάασκον, ναιετάουσι, ναιετάασκε, ναιετοώσας, ναιετοώσῃ, ναιετάουσαν, ναιετάοντα

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

ναός

temple; at the temple; the temple 11 times

νηὸν, νηῷ, νηός

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

ναύτης

for sailors; sailors; to sailors 4 times

ναύτῃσι, ναύτῃσιν, ναῦται

dative plural masculine noun; nominative plural masculine noun

ναῦς

ships; the ships; ship 586 times

νῆας, νηυσὶν, νηυσὶ, νηῶν, νεῶν, νῆες, νηῒ, νηὸς and 19 more

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

νῆας ἔπ᾽ ... ἐσσεύοντο is tmesis: the preverb ἐπί ("toward") is split from its compound verb ἐπισεύω, "rush toward."

νέατος

lowest; bordering; at the edge 13 times

νείατον, νέαται, νείατος, νείατα, νεάτη

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

νέκταρ

nectar 4 times

νέκταρ, νέκτάρ

νέκταρ, the gods' own drink, is paired here with the ordinary verb of pouring wine (οἰνοχόει) — the poet treats the gods' feast as a divine mirror of a mortal banquet.

νέκυς

corpse; of the dead; the dead 54 times

νέκυν, νεκύων, νέκυος, νεκύεσσι, νέκυς, νέκυάς, νέκυι, νέκυας and 2 more

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

νέμεσις

indignation; cause for anger; righteous anger 5 times

νέμεσις, νεμέσσι, νέμεσίν, νέμεσιν

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

νέμω

dwelt; dwelt in; divided 28 times

ἐνέμοντο, νέμοιτο, νέμοντο, νεῖμεν, νέμονται, ἐνέμοντ, νεῖμαν, νέμεσθαι and 2 more

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

νέομαι

to return; return; go home 41 times

νέεσθαι, νεώμεθα, νεέσθω, νέοντο, νέομαί, νέηαι, νεέσθων, νέονται and 4 more

present medio-passive infinitive; present medio-passive subjunctive, 1st plural verb; present medio-passive indicative, 1st singular verb

νεώμεθα is a hortatory subjunctive, "let us," — Thersites proposes mass desertion as if it were a real option, not just a complaint.

νέος

young; just now; young men 44 times

νέον, νέοι, νέος, νεώτεροι, νεώτερος, νέῳ, νέους, νεωτέρω and 6 more

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

Νέστωρ

Nestor; Nestor's; of Nestor 75 times

Νέστωρ, Νέστορος, Νέστορ, Νέστορα, Νέστορι, Νεστορέας, Νέστορά, Νέστορί

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

The Dream has taken Nestor's exact form (see line 20) precisely because Nestor is the elder Agamemnon trusts and honors most — a detail that makes the deception land.

νέφος

cloud; clouds; with clouds 33 times

νέφος, νεφέων, νέφεα, νεφέεσσιν, νέφεϊ, νέφεσσιν, νεφέεσσι

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

νεβρός

fawns; fawn; a fawn 7 times

νεβρὸν, νεβροί, νεβρόν, νεβρῷ, νεβρούς, νεβροὶ

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

νεῖκος

strife; quarrel; quarrels 29 times

νεῖκος, νείκεα, νείκει, νείκεος

nominative singular neuter noun; accusative plural neuter noun; accusative singular neuter noun

νεικέω

rebuked; reviling; to revile 30 times

νείκεσσεν, νεικείων, νεικείεσκε, νεικείειν, ἐνείκεσας, νείκεσεν, νεικεῖ, νεικείῃσι and 13 more

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

The -ske form is iterative: he repeatedly rebuked the groups he found shrinking.

νειός

fallow field; through fallow 4 times

νειοῖο, νειῷ, νειὸν

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

νεκρός

corpse; the dead; corpses 58 times

νεκρὸν, νεκροὺς, νεκροῦ, νεκροῖο, νεκρούς, νεκρῷ, νεκρόν, νεκρὸς and 5 more

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

νεκροῖο is genitive dependent on 'release.'

νεμεσάω

will resent; be angry; was angered 21 times

νεμεσήσεται, νεμέσησε, νεμέσα, ἐνεμέσσα, νεμεσσηθεὶς, νεμέσσηθέν, νεμεσῶ, νεμεσήσεαι and 7 more

aorist active indicative, 3rd singular verb; future middle indicative, 3rd singular verb; present active imperative, 2nd singular verb

νεμεσητός

shameful; blameworthy; to fear 6 times

νεμεσσητὸν, νεμεσητὸς

nominative singular neuter adjective; nominative singular masculine adjective

νεμεσίζομαι

blame; are you indignant; are you angered 6 times

νεμεσίζῃ, νεμεσίζομ, νεμεσίζομαι, νεμεσίζεται, νεμεσιζέσθω

present medio-passive indicative, 1st singular verb; present medio-passive indicative, 2nd singular verb; present medio-passive indicative, 3rd singular verb

νεμεσίζομαι is built on νέμεσις, righteous indignation/blame — a key Homeric concept for socially appropriate anger, here explicitly withheld from the war-weary Achaeans.

Νεστορίδης

son of Nestor; Nestor's son; sons of Nestor 5 times

Νεστορίδης, Νεστορίδην, Νεστορίδαι, Νεστορίδαο

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

νεύω

nodded; nodding; bowed 12 times

νεῦσε, ἔνευεν, νευόντων, νεύοντα, νεῦσ

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

This is the Homeric 'Nod of Zeus' (νεῦσε Κρονίων) — antiquity's most famous gesture of divine assent, later said to have inspired Pheidias's cult statue of Zeus at Olympia.

νευρά

bowstring; bowstrings 7 times

νευρῆς, νευρῆφι, νευρῇ, νευρήν, νευρὴν

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

νευρή

string; the string 8 times

νευρῆφιν, νευρὴν, νευρῇ, νευρὴ

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

νεφέλη

the clouds; cloud; a cloud 14 times

νεφέλην, νεφέλῃ, νεφέλη, νεφέλῃσιν, νεφελάων, νεφέλῃσι

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

νεφεληγερέτα

cloud-gatherer; cloud-gathering 28 times

νεφεληγερέτα, νεφεληγερέταο

nominative singular masculine noun; genitive singular masculine noun

A standing Homeric epithet for Zeus, paired with the recurrent answered-and-said speech formula.

νεώτερος

younger; younger man 3 times

νεώτερος, νεώτερός, νεωτέρου

nominative singular masculine adjective; genitive singular masculine comparative adjective

νεωτέρου is a genitive comparative agreeing with ἐμεῖο: 'me, a younger man'.

νήπιος

fool; infant; helpless 46 times

νήπιος, νήπια, νήπιοι, νήπιον, νήπιε, νηπίη, νήπιός, νήπι

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

νήπιος, "fool," is the narrator's own blunt judgment on Agamemnon, breaking in to comment on the character's misplaced confidence.

νῆσος

islands; an island; on the island 8 times

νήσων, νήσῳ, νήσοισι, νήσους, νήσου

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

νηδύς

of belly; belly; womb 3 times

νηδύος, νηδύϊ

genitive singular feminine noun; dative singular feminine noun

νηδύος is the genitive noun governed by ἐκ; 'of' should not be duplicated in its gloss.

νηέω

heaped; let him load; to load 7 times

νήεον, νηησάσθω, νηήσασθαι, νηήσας, νήει

imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural verb; aorist middle imperative, 3rd singular verb; aorist middle infinitive

The middle imperative implies loading the ship for his own benefit.

Νηλεύς

son of Neleus; of Neleus; Neleus 9 times

Νηλήϊον, Νηλήϊος, Νηλήϊαι, Νηλεύς, Νηλῆος, Νηλεὺς, Νηλεΐδαο

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

νηλής

pitiless 24 times

νηλέϊ, νηλεὲς, νηλεές, νηλής, νηλέα

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

Νηληιάδης

son of Neleus 6 times

Νηληϊάδη, Νηληϊάδαο, Νηληϊάδεω

genitive singular masculine noun; vocative singular masculine noun

νημερτής

unfailingly; unerring; the truth 4 times

νημερτὲς, νημερτέα

accusative singular neuter adjective; accusative plural neuter adjective

νηπίαχος

infants; infant; little fools 3 times

νηπιάχοις, νηπίαχον, νηπίαχοι

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

νηπύτιος

fool; childish; little child 9 times

νηπύτι, νηπύτιοι, νηπύτιον, νηπυτίοισιν, νηπύτιε

vocative singular masculine noun; accusative singular masculine noun; nominative plural masculine adjective

νίζω

had washed; washed; washing 8 times

νίζ, νίζοντες, νίψεν, ἔνιψ, νίψατο, νιψάμενος, νένιπται

aorist active indicative, 3rd singular verb; present active participle, nominative plural masculine; present active imperative, 2nd singular verb

The perfect middle-passive describes the blood's completed removal.

νίκη

victory; for victory; defeat 37 times

νίκην, νίκης, νίκη, νίκῃ

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

νίσσομαι

returned; going into; coming 5 times

νίσοντο, νισόμενον, νίσομαι

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

νικάω

defeated; surpassed; wins 31 times

ἐνίκα, νικήσαντι, νικησέμεν, νικήσῃ, ἐνίκων, νικηθέντι, νικᾷ, νικᾷς and 10 more

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

νιφάς

snowflakes; like snowflakes; a snowflake 5 times

νιφάδες, νιφάδεσσιν, νιφὰς

nominative plural feminine noun; dative plural feminine noun; nominative singular feminine noun

νιφόεις

snowy 4 times

νιφόεντι, νιφόεντα, νιφόεντος

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

νόημα

plans; design; counsel 7 times

νόημα, νοήματα, νοήματί

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

νόθος

bastard; outside marriage 11 times

νόθος, νόθον, νόθην

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

νόος

mind; purpose; counsel 48 times

νόος, νόον, νόῳ, νόοιο, νόου

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

Epic genitive singular ending -οιο (= Attic -ου).

νόσος

plague once

νοῦσον

The plague Apollo sends is the poem's first act of divine anger, the direct consequence of Agamemnon's insult to the god's priest.

νόστος

homecoming; a homecoming; of returning 7 times

νόστος, νόστόν, νόστοιο, νόστου, νόστον

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

νόσφι

apart; far away; away 29 times

νόσφιν, νόσφι, νόσφ

adverb; preposition

Here this word marks an exception and governs the following genitive: all rivers except Oceanus.

νοέω

saw; marked; had noticed 79 times

ἐνόησε, ἐνόησεν, νόησε, νοῆσαι, νοήσῃ, νοήσω, νοήσας, ἐνόησ and 12 more

aorist active indicative, 3rd singular verb; aorist active infinitive; aorist active subjunctive, 3rd singular verb

This closes a proverbial reflection on the advantage of two companions traveling together.

νομεύς

herdsmen; herdsman 6 times

νομῆες, νομῆας, νομεὺς

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

νομός

pasture; at pasture; range 6 times

νομὸν, νομῷ, νομὸς

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

νοστέω

returning; return; shall return 18 times

νοστήσαντα, νοστήσας, νοστήσομεν, νοστήσω, νοστήσαιμεν, νοστήσειεν, νοστῆσαι, νοστησέμεν and 3 more

aorist active participle, accusative singular masculine; aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine; aorist active subjunctive, 1st plural verb

νύμφη

a nymph; of the nymphs; bride 9 times

νύμφη, νυμφάων, νύμφα, νύμφαι, νύμφης, νύμφας

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

νύξ

night; nights; through the night 67 times

νύκτα, νὺξ, νυκτὶ, νυκτὸς, νύκτάς, νύκτας, νύκτ, νύξ and 3 more

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

νύκτας is accusative plural, paired with 'days.'

νύσσα

turning post; starting line 4 times

νύσσῃ, νύσσα, νύσσης

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

νύσσω

stabbed; struck; thrusting 25 times

νύξ, νύξε, νύσσοντες, νύξεν, νυσσομένων, νύσσων

aorist active indicative, 3rd singular verb; present active participle, nominative plural masculine; present medio-passive participle, genitive plural masculine

Its final vowel is elided before the following word.

νῦν

now; then; indeed 433 times

νῦν, νύ, νυ, νυν

νυ, a shortened form of νῦν, adds emphasis to the resumed narrative without a separate word in the English.

νυός

daughters-in-law; bride 3 times

νυὸν, νυοὺς, νυοὶ

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

νῶτον

back; of the chine; the back 16 times

νῶτα, νῶτον, νώτου, νώτοισιν, νώτῳ

accusative plural neuter noun; accusative singular neuter noun; genitive singular neuter noun

νωμάω

wielded; served out; he would move 10 times

ἐνώμα, νώμησαν, νωμῆσαι, νώμα

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

Seen once or twice

νάπη

valleys twice

νάω

have their flow once

ναρκάω

went numb once

ναύμαχος

for sea-fighting twice

Ναυβολίδης

son of Naubolus once

νέηλυς

newly arrived twice

νέμος

wooded glen once

νέστωρ

Nestor twice

νέω

they swam once

νεᾶνις

young women once

νεαρός

young once

νεηκής

newly whetted twice

νειόθεν

from the depths once

νειόθι

beneath once

νεκάς

heaps of corpses once

νεκτάρεος

divine; fragrant twice

νεμέθω

fed once

νεόσμηκτος

new-polished once

νεόστροφος

newly twisted once

νεότευκτος

newly wrought once

νεότης

youth twice

νεοαρδής

newly watered once

νεοθηλής

fresh-growing once

νεοίη

youth once

Νεοπτόλεμος

Neoptolemus once

νεοσσός

nestlings; chicks twice

νεοτευχής

newly made once

νεούτατος

fresh-wounded; newly wounded twice

Νεστόρεος

Nestor's twice

νευστάζω

nodding once

νεώτατος

youngest twice

νήδυια

among the bowels once

νήνεμος

windless once

Νήριτος

Neritum once

νῆις

unskilled once

νῆστις

fasting twice

νηγάτεος

newly made; new-made twice

νηκερδής

profitless once

νηκουστέω

disobeyed once

Νηλήιος

of Neleus once

νηληιάδης

son of Neleus twice

Νημερτής

Nemertes once

νηνεμία

windless calm once

νηπιάα

in childish play once

νηπιαχεύω

playing like a child once

νηπιέη

infancy; in childish folly twice

Νησαίη

nesaea once

Νίσυρος

Nisyros once

νίφω

to snow once

Νῖσα

Nisa once

Νιόβη

Niobe twice

νιφετός

snowfall once

νόησις

he perceives once

νότιος

drenching; wet twice

Νοήμων

Noemon twice

Νομίων

Nomion once

νοσφίζομαι

turn away twice

νοτία

rains once

νοῦσος

sickness twice

Νῦσα

Nysaean mountain once

νυμφίος

bridegroom once

νωθής

sluggish once

νωίτερος

our own once

νωχελία

slackness once

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