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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 ….”

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

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

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

The particulars

The words
Every word of the text, parsed: its headword, its form and its meaning in the line. Source text: public domain (Homer, ancient; Greek per the Murray text via the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA 3.0).
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