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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.
ῥαθάμιγξ
drops; droplets; splashes 3 times
ῥαθάμιγγες
Rare poetic noun for drops or splashes of liquid.
ῥέα
easily; with ease 10 times
ῥέα
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.
ῥέθος
limbs; from my limbs 3 times
ῥεθέων
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
ῥεῖα
easily; at ease; lightly 24 times
ῥεῖα, ῥεῖ
ῥεῖθρον
streams; currents; your streams 19 times
ῥέεθρα
accusative plural neuter noun; nominative plural neuter noun
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.
Ῥῆσος
Rhesus; of Rhesus 4 times
Ῥῆσος, Ῥήσου, Ῥῆσός
nominative singular masculine noun; genitive singular masculine noun
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
ῥίμφα
swiftly; very swiftly 15 times
ῥίμφα, ῥίμφά, ῥίμφ
ῥίον
ridge; peak; a ridge 4 times
ῥίον, ῥίου
accusative singular neuter noun; genitive singular neuter 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
ῥινός
shields; hide 4 times
ῥινούς, ῥινῷ, ῥινὸς
accusative plural feminine noun; dative singular feminine noun; nominative singular feminine noun
ῥιπή
the blast; assault; impact 6 times
ῥιπῆς, ῥιπῇ, ῥιπὴ
genitive singular feminine noun; dative singular feminine noun; nominative singular feminine noun
Ῥόδος
Rhodes 3 times
Ῥόδον, Ῥόδου
accusative singular feminine noun; genitive 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.
ῥοή
streams 11 times
ῥοὰς, ῥοάων, ῥοῇσι, ῥοῇς
accusative plural feminine noun; dative plural feminine noun; genitive plural feminine noun
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
ῥωπήιον
brushwood; underbrush 3 times
ῥωπήϊα
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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