ἀλαπάζω

alapazo

empty, drain, exhaust

Appears 11 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 9
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Book 2 1
Chapter ?

2367
Book 5 1
Chapter ?

5166
Book 9 3
Chapter ?

9136
9278
9328
Book 11 2
Chapter ?

11503
11750
Book 12 1
Chapter ?

1267
Book 24 1
Chapter ?

24245
Odyssey 2
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Book 17 1
Chapter ?

17424
Book 19 1
Chapter ?

1980

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀλαπάζω [ᾰλ], Ep. impf. ἀλάπαζον Il. 11.503: fut. -άξω 2.367, A. Ag. 130 (anap.): Ep. aor. ἀλάπαξα Il. 11.750, Thgn. 951 :—Pass., Il. 24.245 :—A. empty, drain, exhaust, Od. 17.424; ἀ. πόλιν sack, plunder, Il. 2.367; of men, overpower, destroy, 5.166, 31.503, al.: metaph., [οἶνος] ἐκ κραδίης ἀνίας ἀνδρῶν ἀ. Panyas. 14. (ἀ- euph., cf. λαπάσσω.)

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