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Words of the Odyssey · 35 headwords

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

ὦκα

quickly; swiftly; striding forward 32 times

ὦκα, ὦκ

vivid participle 'striding on', with feet as grammatical subject of the verb 'carried' — a common Homeric personification

ὦμος

shoulders; shoulder; from my shoulders 41 times

ὤμους, ὤμοισιν, ὤμῳ, ὤμοις, ὦμον, ὤμοισι, ὤμων, ὤμοιιν and 3 more

dative plural masculine noun; accusative plural masculine noun; dative singular masculine noun

dual number ὤμοιιν 'the (pair of) shoulders' — Greek dual for natural pairs

Ὠγυγία

Ogygia 5 times

Ὠγυγίην, Ὠγυγίης, Ὠγυγίη

accusative singular feminine noun; genitive singular feminine noun; nominative singular feminine noun

Ogygia is Calypso's island, where Odysseus was held seven years before this shipwreck.

ὠθέω

drives; I pushed off; kept thrusting 5 times

ὠθεῖ, ὦσα, ὤθεσκε, ὤσασκε, ὦσε

aorist active indicative, 3rd singular verb; present active indicative, 3rd singular verb; aorist active indicative, 1st singular verb

another -σκε iterative form, same pattern as ῥίπτασκε, painting the endless repetition of the punishment

Ὠκεανός

Ocean; of Ocean; Okeanos 16 times

Ὠκεανοῖο, Ὠκεανὸς, Ὠκεανῷ, Ὠκεανοῦ, Ὠκεανὸν

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

Ὠκεανός as a river-god sending winds—cosmic geography of Elysium at world's edge.

ὠκύαλος

speeding, swift; swift-sailing twice

ὠκύαλος

ὠκύαλος, compound epithet 'swift over the sea' — a formulaic Homeric ship-epithet.

ὠκύμορος

swift-fated; swift-killing 4 times

ὠκύμοροί, ὠκυμόρων

nominative plural masculine adjective; genitive plural masculine adjective

Compound epithet ὠκύμορος, 'quick-doomed'—foreshadows the suitors' deaths if Odysseus returned.

ὠκύπορος

swift-faring; swift-sailing 3 times

ὠκυπόρων, ὠκύποροι, ὠκυπόροισι

genitive plural feminine adjective; nominative plural feminine adjective; dative plural feminine adjective

stock Homeric epithet for ships, ὠκύπορος 'swift-passing'

ὠκύπους

swift-footed twice

ὠκυπόδων, ὠκύποδας

genitive plural feminine noun; accusative plural masculine noun

ὠκυπόδων, compound epithet 'swift-footed', standard for horses

ὠκύς

swift; fast; swift one 16 times

ὠκέας, ὠκύν, ὠκὺ, ὠκέες, ὠκείῃς, ὠκείῃσι, ὠκεῖαι, ὠκύτατόν and 5 more

accusative singular masculine adjective; accusative singular neuter adjective; accusative plural masculine adjective

proverbial saying: the slow (Hephaestus) outwits the swift (Ares) — a gnomic aphorism embedded in the narrative.

ὠλεσίκαρπος

fruit-losing once

ὠλεσίκαρποι

Compound epithet ὠλεσίκαρπος ('fruit-destroying') describes willows whose fruit drops before ripening — a fixed epic descriptor.

ὠμός

raw 4 times

ὠμὰ, ὠμά, ὠμῷ

accusative plural neuter adjective; nominative plural neuter adjective; dative singular neuter adjective

predicate adjective: 'to be eaten raw', gruesome vengeance detail

ὠμοθετέω

laid raw flesh; laid out raw meat 3 times

ὠμοθέτησαν, ὠμοθετεῖτο

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

ὠμοθετέω, a rare technical ritual verb meaning to lay raw bits of meat on the burnt thigh-pieces.

ὠνητός

a bought woman once

ὠνητὴ

ὠνητή 'purchased' marks the mother as a slave-concubine, key social detail for Odysseus' fictional identity here.

ὠτειλή

wound; wounds 3 times

ὠτειλῆς, ὠτειλὴν, ὠτειλέων

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

ὠχράω

made pale once

ὠχρήσαντα

χρόα ('his skin') is an accusative of respect with ὠχρήσαντα: 'paled in respect to his skin.'

ὥρα

seasons; hour; season 22 times

ὥρη, ὧραι, ὥρῃ, ὥρας, ὥρην

nominative singular feminine noun; nominative plural feminine noun; dative singular feminine noun

ὥρη, 'it is time (for)' — introduces Odysseus's polite pause, transitioning back to the frame narrative.

Seen once or twice

ʼὠγυγία

Ogygia once

ὤκιστα

most quickly twice

ὤλξ

a furrow once

Ὤπς

of Ops twice

Ὦτος

Otus once

Ὦψ

of Ops once

ὠδίνω

writhing once

Ὠκύαλος

Okyalos once

ὥρη

in season once

ὥριος

in-season crops once

ὥς

thus, so twice

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/Allen text via the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA 3.0).
Translation
Public-domain Greek (Homer, ancient; text via the Perseus Digital Library). English translation © 2026 1732 Studios, LLC.
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