ἀγοστός

agostos

flat of the hand

Appears 5 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 5
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Book 11 1
Chapter ?

11425
Book 13 2
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13508
13520
Book 14 1
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14452
Book 17 1
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17315

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀγοστός, ὁ, A. flat of the hand, Hom. only in Il., in the phrase ὁ δʼ ἐν κονίῃσι πεσὼν ἕλε γαῖαν ἀγοστῷ 11.425, al.; χειρὸς ἀ. A.R. 3.120. II. arm, = ἀγκάλη, Theoc. 17.129, AP 7.464 (Antip.); pl., ib.5.254.15 (Paul. Sil.): metaph., [Ἀκαδημείας] ἐν ἀγοστῷ Simon. 150. III. dirt, filth, Sch.Il. 6.506. (Perh. cognate with Skt. haástas ‘hand’.)

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