αἰγυπιός

aigypios

vulture

Appears 6 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 4
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Book 7 1
Chapter ?

759
Book 13 1
Chapter ?

13531
Book 16 1
Chapter ?

16428
Book 17 1
Chapter ?

17460
Odyssey 2
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Book 16 1
Chapter ?

16217
Book 22 1
Chapter ?

22302

Dictionary (LSJ)

αἰγυπιός, ὁ, A. vulture, αἰ. γαμψώνυχες ἀγκυλοχεῖλαι Il. 16.428, cf. 17.460, Od. 16.217, Hes. Sc. 405, Hdt. 3.76, S. Aj. 169, Arist. HA 610aI, etc.:—αἰγυπιοὶ γῦπές τε Nic. Th. 406, cf. Ael. NA 2.46. (Both words seem to be generic terms, but αἰ is an older word chiefly found in poetry.)

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