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Words of the Iliad · 34 headwords

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

ζάθεος

holy; sacred 7 times

ζαθέην, ζαθέας, ζαθέοισι

accusative singular feminine adjective; accusative plural feminine adjective; dative plural neuter adjective

ζαχρηής

fierce; raging; ravenous 4 times

ζαχρηεῖς, ζαχρειῶν

nominative plural masculine adjective; genitive plural masculine adjective

Ζέφυρος

Zephyrus; the West Wind; of the West Wind 10 times

Ζεφύροιο, Ζέφυρος, Ζεφύρου, Ζεφύρῳ, Ζέφυρον

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

ζέω

boiled; boils 3 times

ζέσσεν, ζεῖ, ζέε

aorist active indicative, 3rd singular verb; present active indicative, 3rd singular verb; imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular verb

ζεύγνυμι

yoked; to yoke; bolted fast 12 times

ζευγνύμεναι, ζευγνύμεν, ζευγνῦμεν, ἐζευγμέναι, ζεύγνυον, ζεύξῃ, ζεῦξαι, ζεύξειεν and 4 more

present active infinitive; imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural verb; perfect medio-passive participle, nominative plural feminine

Ζεύς

Zeus; of Zeus; to Zeus 476 times

Διὸς, Ζεὺς, Διὶ, Ζεύς, Ζεῦ, Διῒ, Ζηνὸς, Διός and 7 more

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

Genitive source with 'messenger'.

ζεύς

Zeus; to Zeus; of Zeus 11 times

Ζεῦ, Διὶ, διά, Διὸς, Διί, Ζεὺς

dative singular masculine noun; vocative singular masculine noun; accusative singular masculine noun

ζυγόν

yoke; the yoke; a crossbar 18 times

ζυγὸν, ζυγόν, ζυγοῦ, ζυγόφι, ζυγῷ, ζυγόφιν

accusative singular neuter noun; nominative singular neuter noun; genitive singular neuter noun

ζώννυμι

to arm; having girded themselves; he was girded 7 times

ζώννυσθαι, ζωσαμένω, ζωννύσκετο, ζώννυθ, ζώσατο

imperfect medio-passive indicative, 3rd singular verb; present medio-passive infinitive; aorist middle participle, nominative dual masculine

ζώω

alive; living; lives 8 times

ζώουσι, ζώει, ζώοντε, ζώοντες, ζώειν, ζώοντος

present active indicative, 3rd plural verb; present active indicative, 3rd singular verb; present active participle, accusative dual masculine

ζῶ

living; lives; to live 9 times

ζώειν, ζώοντος, ζώει, ζώοντα, ζώοντι

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

ζώοντος is a genitive participle agreeing with 'you'.

ζωγρέω

take me alive; kept alive 4 times

ζώγρει, ζωγρεῖτ

present active imperative, 2nd singular verb; imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular verb; present active imperative, 2nd plural verb

Literally “capture alive,” here a plea to be spared for ransom.

ζωός

alive; living; the living 36 times

ζωὸν, ζωὸς, ζωοὺς, ζωόν, ζωοῖσιν, ζωῇσι, ζωοὶ, ζωοῖσι and 3 more

accusative singular masculine adjective; nominative singular masculine adjective; accusative plural masculine adjective

ζωρός

stronger once

ζωρότερον

The comparative asks for a stronger, less diluted wine mixture.

ζωστήρ

belt; of the belt; the belt 16 times

ζωστῆρα, ζωστῆρος, ζωστῆρι, ζωστήρ, ζωστὴρ

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

Seen once or twice

ζάκοτος

sullen once

Ζάκυνθος

Zacynthus once

ζάω

live; living twice

ζαής

raging once

ζατρεφής

well-fed once

ζαφλεγής

blaze with life once

ζέφυρος

west wind; Zephyrus twice

ζεύγλη

from the yoke-pad; from the yoke-strap twice

ζεῦγος

teams once

ζητέω

sought once

ζυγόδεσμον

yoke-band once

ζώς

alive twice

ζωάγρια

life-price 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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