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Words of the Iliad · 41 headwords
Each word with its meanings, its forms, and the lines it stands in.
ʽὡς
would that once
ὡς
With ὄφελεν and the infinitive, ὡς introduces an unattainable wish: “would that ….”
ὤψ
face; appearance 3 times
ὦπα
ὦ
o; ah; O 121 times
ὦ, ὢ, ὤ
ὦ is the plain vocative interjection introducing a direct address, with no separate word of its own in the English "Friends..."
ὦκα
quickly; swiftly; at once 44 times
ὦκα, ὦκ, ὦχ
ὦμος
shoulders; shoulder; his shoulders 113 times
ὤμων, ὦμον, ὤμοισιν, ὤμοιιν, ὤμοισι, ὤμους, ὤμω, ὤμου and 4 more
dative plural masculine noun; genitive plural masculine noun; accusative singular masculine noun
ὠθέω
thrust; drove back; drove 38 times
ὦσε, ὦσαν, ὦσεν, ὤσασθαι, ὤσαιτ, ὤσατο, ὠσάμεθ, ὤσαισθε and 9 more
aorist active indicative, 3rd singular verb; aorist active indicative, 3rd plural verb; aorist middle optative, 3rd singular verb
Ὠκεανός
Oceanus; Ocean; in Oceanus 18 times
Ὠκεανοῖο, ὠκεανοῖο, Ὠκεανόν, Ὠκεανὸν, Ὠκεανῷ, Ὠκεανοῦ
genitive singular masculine noun; accusative singular masculine noun; dative singular masculine noun
Ocean is the mythic river encircling the world.
ὠκύμορος
short-fated; most short-fated; swift-fatal 5 times
ὠκύμορος, ὠκυμορώτατος, ὠκύμοροι, ὠκυμόρῳ
nominative singular masculine adjective; nominative singular masculine superlative adjective; nominative plural masculine adjective
ὠκύπορος
swift-faring; swift-running; swift 9 times
ὠκυπόρων, ὠκυπόροισι, ὠκυπόροισιν
genitive plural feminine adjective; dative plural feminine adjective
ὠκύπους
swift-footed 11 times
ὠκύποδες, ὠκυπόδεσσιν, ὠκύποδας, ὠκυπόδων
nominative plural masculine adjective; nominative plural masculine noun; dative plural masculine noun
ὠκύς
swift; swiftest; himin 104 times
ὠκὺς, ὠκέας, ὠκέα, ὠκέες, ὠκὺ, ὠκειάων, ὤκιστος, ὠκέϊ and 1 more
nominative singular masculine adjective; nominative singular feminine adjective; accusative plural masculine adjective
πόδας ὠκὺς, "swift of foot," is Achilles' most frequent standing epithet in the whole poem, attached to him even in a council scene that has nothing to do with running.
ὠμηστής
raw-flesh-eating; flesh-eating 4 times
ὠμησταὶ, ὠμηστῇσιν, ὠμηστὴς
nominative plural masculine adjective; dative plural masculine noun; nominative singular masculine adjective
ὠμός
raw 3 times
ὠμὸν, ὤμ, ὠμὰ
accusative plural neuter adjective; accusative singular masculine adjective
ὠμόφαγος
raw-flesh-eating 3 times
ὠμοφάγοισιν, ὠμοφάγοισι
Ὠρίων
of Orion; Orion 3 times
Ὠρίωνος, Ὠρίωνα
genitive singular masculine noun; accusative singular masculine noun
ὠτειλή
wound; the wound; wounds 11 times
ὠτειλῆς, ὠτειλὴν, ὠτειλὰς, ὠτειλήν
genitive singular feminine noun; accusative singular feminine noun; accusative plural feminine noun
ὥρα
season; in their season; Hours 6 times
ὥρῃ, Ὧραι, ὥρη, ὧραι
dative singular feminine noun; nominative plural feminine noun; nominative singular feminine noun
ὧδε
thus; so; in this way 75 times
ὧδε, ὧδ, ὧδέ
ὧδε describes the manner in which Priam is guiding the animals.
ὡς
so; as; like 1142 times
ὣς, ὡς, ὥς, ὧς
adverb; conjunction; interjection
ὣς ἕρξῃς, "if you act thus," refers back to the whole preceding plan of marshaling by tribe and clan.
Seen once or twice
̓ὠκεανός
Ocean once
Ὤλενος
Olenus once
ὤλξ
furrow once
ὦνος
the purchase price twice
Ὦρος
Orus once
Ὦτος
Otus twice
ὦχρος
paleness once
ὠδίνω
in labor once
ὠδίς
pangs once
Ὠκαλέη
Ocalea once
ὠκύαλος
swift-sailing once
ὠκύπτερος
swift-winged once
ὠκύροος
swift-running twice
ὠκυπέτης
swift-flying twice
Ὠλενίη
Olenian twice
ὠμογέρων
hardy old man once
ὠμοθετέω
laid raw flesh twice
ὠμοφάγος
raw-flesh-eating twice
Ὠρείθυια
Oreithyia once
ὠτώεις
eared; handled twice
Ὥρα
Hours once
Ὡρα
Hours once
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