αἰθαλόεις

aithaloeis

smoky, sooty

Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 2
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Book 2 1
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2415
Book 18 1
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1823
Odyssey 2
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Book 22 1
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22239
Book 24 1
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24316

Dictionary (LSJ)

αἰθαλόεις, όεσσα, όεν, contr. αἰθᾰλοῦς, οῦσσα, οῦν: (αἴθαλος):—poet. Adj. A. smoky, sooty, μέλαθρον Il. 2.415, cf. Theoc. 13.13; κόνις αἰ. black ashes that are burnt out, Il. 18.23, Od. 24.316. II. burning, blazing, κεραυνός Hes. Th. 72, cf. E. Ph. 183 (lyr.); φλόξ A. Pr. 992. 2. burnt-coloured, i.e. dark-brown, Σάϊς Nic. Th. 566; ῥώξ ib.716.

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