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Words of the Iliad · 68 headwords

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

ῥᾴδιος

easily; with ease; easier 15 times

ῥηϊδίως, ῥηΐτεροι, ῥηϊδίη, ῥηιδίως, ῥηΐδι

adverb; nominative singular feminine adjective; nominative plural masculine adjective

Comparative adjective describing the Trojans.

ῥάβδος

rods; wand twice

ῥάβδοισι, ῥάβδον

dative plural feminine noun; accusative singular feminine noun

ῥάβδον is singular and denotes Hermes' wand.

ῥέζω

doing; having done; do 52 times

ῥέξειν, ῥέξας, ῥέξαι, ῥέζων, ῥέξω, ἔρεξεν, ἔρεξε, ῥέζουσαν and 24 more

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

The participle ῥέζων means 'doing'; κε and θείης carry the potential finite sense.

ῥέω

flowing; ran; flowed 38 times

ῥέε, ῥέεν, ῥέοντος, ῥέων, ἔρρεεν, ῥέοντες, ῥέει, ἔρρεε and 6 more

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

ῥήγνυμι

broke; breaking through; broke through 48 times

ῥῆξε, ἔρρηξεν, ῥῆξεν, ῥήξειν, ῥηξάμενοι, ῥῆξ, ῥήξας, ῥήγνυντο and 17 more

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

ῥῆγος

a blanket; blankets twice

ῥῆγός, ῥήγεα

accusative singular neuter noun; accusative plural neuter noun

ῥήγεα is plural.

ῥηγμίν

breaking surf; the breaking surf; breaking wave 5 times

ῥηγμῖνι, ῥηγμῖνος

dative singular masculine noun; genitive singular masculine noun

ῥηξήνωρ

man-breaking; breaker of ranks 4 times

ῥηξήνορα, ῥηξήνορι

accusative singular masculine noun; dative singular masculine noun

ῥητήρ

speaker once

ῥητῆρ

Paired with 'doer of deeds,' this summarizes heroic excellence in counsel and action.

ῥίζα

roots; a root; by roots 4 times

ῥίζῃσι, ῥίζαν, ῥίζῃσιν, ῥιζῶν

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

ῥίπτω

flung; hurled; hurled me 11 times

ἔρριψε, ῥῖψ, ῥῖψε, ῥίψω, ῥίπτασκον, ἔρριψεν, ῥίπτασκε, ῥίψει

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

This continues Hephaestus's story begun in the previous batch: Zeus once threw him bodily from Olympus for taking Hera's side.

ῥίς

nostrils; nose; of the nose 8 times

ῥῖνάς, ῥῖνα, ῥινὸς, ῥῖνές, ῥῖνας, ῥινῶν

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

ῥιγέω

shuddered; shudders; may shudder 17 times

ῥίγησεν, ῥίγησέν, ῥίγησε, ἐρρίγησε, ἐρρίγῃσι, ῥιγήσειν, ἔρριγ, ἐρρίγησαν and 2 more

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

ῥινόν

skin; of hide; with hides 9 times

ῥινὸν, ῥινοῦ, ῥινοῖσι, ῥινοῖς, ῥινοῖσιν

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

ῥιπή

the blast; assault; impact 6 times

ῥιπῆς, ῥιπῇ, ῥιπὴ

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

ῥόος

stream; the river; their flood 16 times

ῥόον, ῥόος, ῥόοιο

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

ῥοδοδάκτυλος

rosy-fingered 5 times

ῥοδοδάκτυλος

'Rosy-fingered Dawn' (ῥοδοδάκτυλος Ἠώς) is one of Homer's fixed formulaic line-openings, recurring throughout the poem whenever a new day begins.

ῥύομαι

held back; guarded; shielded 23 times

ἔρυτο, ῥύεται, ἐρρύσατο, ῥῦσαι, ἐρύετο, ῥύονται, ῥύοιτο, ῥυσάσθην and 7 more

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

The middle dual makes the two straps jointly responsible for protecting Ajax.

ῥύσκομαι

you protected once

ῥύσκευ

ῥύσκευ continues the relative clause: Hector used to protect the city itself.

ῥυμός

pole; pole-end; by the pole 6 times

ῥυμῷ, ῥυμὸς, ῥυμοῦ

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

ῥώομαι

rushed forward; surged; moved swiftly 7 times

ῥώοντο, ῥώοντ, ἐρρώοντο, ἐρρώσαντο

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

Seen once or twice

ῥάπτω

stitched; to contrive twice

ῥάχις

chine once

Ῥαδάμανθυς

Rhadamanthus once

ῥαδινός

slender once

ῥαίνω

were spattered twice

ῥαίω

shattered once

ῥαιστήρ

hammer once

Ῥέα

from Rhea; Rhea twice

ῥέπω

sank twice

Ῥήνη

Rhene once

ῥηκτός

breakable once

ῥητός

agreed once

ῥίγιον

harsher; more grievous twice

ῥίγιστος

most terrible things once

Ῥίγμος

Rhigmus once

Ῥίπη

Rhipe once

ῥιγεδανός

hateful once

ῥινοτόρος

shield-piercer once

ῥιπτάζω

hurling about once

ῥόα

streams twice

Ῥόδιος

of the Rhodians once

ῥόπαλον

clubs; with clubs twice

ῥοδανός

rustling once

Ῥοδίος

Rhodius once

ῥοδόεις

rose-scented once

ῥοῖζος

whizzing once

ῥοιζέω

he whistled once

ῥύσιον

cattle as spoil once

Ῥύτιον

Rhytium once

ῥυσός

wrinkled once

ῥυστάζω

kept dragging once

ῥυτήρ

reins once

ῥωγαλέος

rent once

ῥωχμός

cleft once

ρίγιον

worse once

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