ἀκωκή

akoke

point

Appears 15 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 13
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Book 5 2
Chapter ?

516
567
Book 10 1
Chapter ?

10373
Book 11 1
Chapter ?

11253
Book 13 1
Chapter ?

13251
Book 16 2
Chapter ?

16323
16478
Book 17 2
Chapter ?

1749
17295
Book 20 1
Chapter ?

20260
Book 21 1
Chapter ?

2160
Book 22 1
Chapter ?

22327
Book 23 1
Chapter ?

23821
Odyssey 2
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Book 19 1
Chapter ?

19453
Book 22 1
Chapter ?

2216

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀκωκή [ᾰ], ἡ, (ἀκή A) A. point (Att. ἀκίς) , δουρός, βέλεος, ἔγχεος, Il. 10.373, 13.251, 22.327, cf. Od. 19.453, Theoc. 22.195; of horns, quills, claws, teeth, Opp. C. 2.166, 604, 4.185, H. 5.327 :—also in late Prose, Arr. Tact. 4.9 (pl.), Luc. DMort. 27.4. 2. scorpionʼs sting, Orph. L. 622; snakeʼs fangs, ib.126 (pl.).

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