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Words of the Iliad · 19 headwords
Each word with its meanings, its forms, and the lines it stands in.
Ξάνθος
Xanthus; the Xanthus; of Xanthus 22 times
Ξάνθου, Ξάνθοιο, Ξάνθον, Ξάνθόν, Ξάνθέ, Ξάνθος, Ξάνθῳ, Ξάνθε and 1 more
genitive singular masculine noun; accusative singular masculine noun; vocative singular masculine noun
Xanthus is the divine river also called Scamander.
ξανθός
fair-haired; golden; golden-haired 23 times
ξανθὸς, ξανθῷ, ξανθὴν, ξανθῆς, ξανθὴ, ξανθὰ, ξανθὰς
nominative singular masculine adjective; dative singular masculine adjective; accusative singular feminine adjective
ξένιος
guest-fare; guest-protecting 3 times
ξείνιά, ξεινίου, ξείνια
accusative plural neuter adjective; genitive singular masculine adjective
ξένος
guest-friend; guest-friends; as a guest 12 times
ξεῖνος, ξεῖνός, ξεῖνοι, ξείνοις, ξεῖνον, ξείνων, ξείνους
nominative singular masculine noun; nominative plural masculine noun; dative plural masculine noun
Accusative plural adjective used substantivally.
ξεινήιον
guest-gifts; guest-gift 4 times
ξεινήϊα, ξεινήϊον
accusative plural neuter noun; nominative singular neuter noun; accusative singular neuter noun
ξενίζω
made his guest; received as guests; entertained 4 times
ἐξείνισσα, ξείνισσεν, ξείνισσε, ξείνισ
aorist active indicative, 3rd singular verb; aorist active indicative, 1st singular verb
ξεστός
polished 5 times
ξεστῇς, ξεστοῖο, ξεστοῖσι
dative plural feminine adjective; genitive singular masculine adjective; dative plural masculine adjective
ξίφος
sword; with swords; swords 42 times
ξίφος, ξίφεσίν, ξίφεϊ, ξίφει, ξίφεος, ξιφέεσσ, ξίφεσιν, ξιφέεσσι
accusative singular neuter noun; dative plural neuter noun; dative singular neuter noun
ξύλον
wood; sticks; stump 6 times
ξύλα, ξύλον
accusative plural neuter noun; nominative plural neuter noun; nominative singular neuter noun
ξύλοχος
thicket 3 times
ξυλόχοιο, ξύλοχον
genitive singular feminine noun; accusative singular feminine noun
ξυνήιος
common store; shared twice
ξυνήϊα
ξυνήϊα, "things held in common," names the undistributed reserve of war-spoils — Achilles says there simply isn't one, since everything plundered is divided among the army as soon as it's taken.
ξυνός
common to us; common; shared by all 3 times
ξυνὴ, ξυνὸν, ξυνὸς
nominative singular feminine adjective; accusative singular neuter adjective; nominative singular masculine adjective
ξυστόν
spears; spear; pikes 5 times
ξυστοῖσι, ξυστῷ, ξυστὸν
dative plural neuter noun; dative singular neuter noun; accusative singular neuter noun
Seen once or twice
ξέω
lopped off once
ξεινοδόκος
a host once
ξηραίνω
dried twice
ξύω
smoothed once
ξυρόν
of a razor once
ξυστός
spear once
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