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Words of the Odyssey · 60 headwords

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

ῥᾴδιος

easily; easy; most easily 17 times

ῥηϊδίως, ῥηιδίως, ῥηΐτατ, ῥηίστη, ῥηΐδιόν, ῥηΐδιον

adverb; accusative plural neuter adjective; nominative singular feminine adjective

ῥηιδίως stresses the Cyclops's monstrous strength — moving the huge door-stone with ease

ῥάβδος

wand; with her wand; rod 10 times

ῥάβδῳ, ῥάβδον

dative singular feminine noun; accusative singular feminine noun

Hermes's magic ῥάβδος, tool for inducing/lifting sleep — the caduceus of myth.

ῥάκος

rags; rag; a rag, cloth 11 times

ῥάκος, ῥάκεα, ῥάκεσιν, ῥακέων, ῥακέεσσι

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

ῥάπτω

we wove; we stitched together; stitch 4 times

ῥάπτομεν, ἐράπτομεν, ῥάπτεις, ῥάπτειν

imperfect active indicative, 1st plural verb; present active indicative, 2nd singular verb; present active infinitive

ῥάπτω lit. 'stitch/weave', a vivid metaphor for plotting harm—cf. English 'weaving a scheme'

Ῥαδάμανθυς

Rhadamanthus; Rhadamanthys twice

Ῥαδάμανθυς, Ῥαδάμανθυν

nominative singular masculine noun; accusative singular masculine noun

mythic judge of the dead, brother of Minos, ruler of Elysium

ῥαίνω

sprinkle; are spattered twice

ῥάσσατέ, ἐρράδαται

aorist active imperative, 2nd plural verb; perfect medio-passive indicative, 3rd plural verb

ἐρράδαται, perfect passive of ῥαίνω 'sprinkle', vivid omen of blood on the walls.

ῥαίω

should wreck; being wrecked; wrecked 8 times

ῥαισέμεναι, ῥαίῃσι, ῥαιομένου, ἔρραιε, ῥαίοιτο, ῥαῖσαι, ῥαίσῃ

future active infinitive; present active subjunctive, 3rd singular verb; present medio-passive participle, genitive singular masculine

ῥαίῃσι, subjunctive of ῥαίω "shatter/wreck" — Odysseus voices the future shipwreck he'll actually suffer soon.

ῥέζω

did; to offer; does 48 times

ῥέζοι, ῥέξας, ῥέξειν, ῥέξαι, ἔρεξε, ἔρεξα, ἔρεξεν, ῥέζετε and 17 more

present active optative, 3rd singular verb; aorist active indicative, 3rd singular verb; aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine

ῥέζων ἱερά ('doing sacred things') is the standard Homeric idiom for performing sacrifice — 'ῥέζω' here means 'to perform (a rite),' not just generic 'do.'

ῥέω

flowed; had flowed; flows 11 times

ῥέε, ῥύη, ῥέον, ῥέει, ἔρρεον, ῥέουσιν, ἔρρεεν, ῥέεν and 1 more

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

imperfect ἔρρεον pictures the hair streaming off gradually as the spell reverses.

ῥήτρα

a compact once

ῥήτρην

ῥήτρα 'agreement/pact' — Odysseus proposes a wager to prove his claim

ῥῆγος

blankets; coverlets; rug 13 times

ῥήγεα, ῥῆγός, ῥήγεϊ, ῥήγεσσι

accusative plural neuter noun; nominative plural neuter noun; accusative singular neuter noun

ῥήγεα, thick woven coverlets — a mark of household wealth in Homeric hospitality scenes

ῥηγμίν

breaking surf; surf; the breaking surf 10 times

ῥηγμῖνι

ῥηγμίν = the line where waves break on shore; vivid image of sleeping right at the tideline.

ῥηξήνωρ

breaker of men once

ῥηξήνορος

ῥηξήνωρ, 'breaker of men's ranks,' is a recurring Homeric epithet of Achilles (also Od. 11.467, 24.15), not unique to this line.

ῥηξηνορία

power to break ranks once

ῥηξηνορίην

ῥηξηνορίη, 'man-breaking' compound noun, a striking Homeric abstract coined from ῥήγνυμι + ἀνήρ.

ῥίγιον

colder, harsher once

ῥίγιον

ῥίγιον, comparative 'more chilling' — predicate after ἔσται 'it will be'.

ῥίζα

roots; at the root; the roots 4 times

ῥίζαι, ῥίζῃ, ῥίζης

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

ῥίζαι 'roots' of the eye — anatomical-poetic image, roots of the eyeball crackling.

ῥίπτω

threw; would fling; flung 6 times

ἔρριψε, ῥίπτασκε, ἔρριψεν

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

Iterative -σκε suffix (ῥίπτασκε) marks repeated, habitual action—'kept flinging'.

ῥῖγος

chill; more chilling twice

ῥῖγος, ῥίγιον

nominative singular neuter noun; nominative singular neuter comparative adjective

ῥίγιον, comparative of ῥῖγος 'cold/shudder' — used figuratively for 'more dreadful, harder to bear.'

ῥιγέω

shuddered; was shuddering 3 times

ῥίγησεν, ἐρρίγει

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

ῥιγέω 'to shudder/dread' vividly conveys Penelope's persistent fear of being deceived.

ῥιγόω

would be cold once

ῥιγωσέμεν

future infinitive ῥιγωσέμεν (epic -μεν ending) after a verb of thinking, giving indirect statement.

ῥιζόω

is rooted; rooted fast twice

ἐρρίζωται, ἐρρίζωσεν

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

Perfect ἐρρίζωται: the vine 'has been rooted' and stands firmly established, not merely 'was planted.'

ῥινόν

skin; a shield 3 times

ῥινὸν

accusative singular neuter noun; nominative singular neuter noun

ῥινόν lit. 'hide', here a leather shield—simile for the land seen far off

ῥινός

skin; hides; skins 6 times

ῥινοὶ, ῥινοῖσι, ῥινοὺς, ῥινοί, ῥινοῖο

nominative plural feminine noun; dative plural feminine noun; accusative plural feminine noun

ῥιπή

the rush once

ῥιπῆς

ῥιπή 'swift rush/force', describing the discus's whoosh

ῥόπαλον

club; staff, cudgel; with his club 4 times

ῥόπαλον, ῥοπάλῳ

nominative singular neuter noun; accusative singular neuter noun; dative singular neuter noun

ῥοδοδάκτυλος

rosy-fingered 22 times

ῥοδοδάκτυλος

Classic Homeric formula 'rosy-fingered Dawn,' repeated verbatim throughout the epic.

ῥοή

streams; in the streams 5 times

ῥοὰς, ῥοάων, ῥοῇσιν

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

ῥοῖζος

whistle once

ῥοίζῳ

instrumental dative: 'with a whistle' — no preposition needed in Greek

ῥύομαι

he saved / rescued; might screen; could save 8 times

ἐρρύσατο, ῥύσαιτο, ῥύσαιτό, ῥύομαί, ῥύεταί, ῥύατ, ῥύσατ, ἔρυτο

aorist middle optative, 3rd singular verb; aorist middle indicative, third singular; present medio-passive indicative, 1st singular verb

aorist middle optative expressing purpose, 'so that it might shield'

ῥύπος

dirt once

ῥύπα

ῥύπος, cognate with ῥυπόωντα in l87 — the poet frames the whole washing scene with the same root.

ῥυδόν

flowingly once

ῥυδὸν

ῥυδόν 'flowing, streaming' intensifies ἀφνειοῖο — wealth flowing abundantly.

ῥυπάω

filthy; I am filthy; dirty (clothes) 5 times

ῥυπόωντα, ῥυπόω

present active participle, accusative plural neuter; present active indicative, 1st singular verb; present active participle, accusative singular masculine

ῥυπόωντα, uncontracted epic form of ῥυπάω 'be squalid' — marks Laertes' degraded state.

ῥυστάζω

dragged about twice

ῥυστάζοντας

ῥυστάζοντας: vivid verb of manhandling/dragging, intensifying the outrage of the suitors' abuse.

ῥυτήρ

guardian, keeper; keeper; drawers of the bow 4 times

ῥυτῆρα, ῥυτῆρας

accusative singular masculine noun; accusative plural masculine noun

ῥυτῆρα σταθμῶν 'guardian of the steading' — a predicate role Eumaeus imagines for Odysseus, i.e. staying to mind the farm.

ῥώομαι

moved fast; rushed about twice

ἐρρώσαντο

ῥώομαι 'stir quickly' — vivid physical image of excited hurrying

ῥωγαλέος

tattered; torn 5 times

ῥωγαλέην, ῥωγαλέα

accusative singular feminine adjective; accusative plural neuter adjective

ῥωγαλέην 'full of rents/holes' vividly describes the beggar's pouch.

Seen once or twice

ῥαπτός

patched; stitched twice

ῥαφή

stitching once

Ῥεῖθρον

Rheithron once

ῥήγνυμι

snapped once

ῥῆσις

speech once

ῥηγμίς

surf once

Ῥηξήνωρ

Rhexenor; of Rhexenor twice

ῥίον

headland; a peak twice

ῥίψ

with wickerwork once

ῥόθιος

crashing once

ῥοιά

pomegranate trees twice

ῥοιβδέω

she sucks once

ῥοχθέω

roared; roars twice

ῥυπόομαι

soiled once

ῥυστακτύς

rough handling once

ῥυτός

quarried twice

ῥώξ

vents, crannies once

ῥωπήιον

thickets once

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