ἄλη

ale

wandering

Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 4
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Book 10 1
Chapter ?

10464
Book 15 2
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15342
15345
Book 21 1
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21284

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἄλη [ᾰ], ἡ, A. wandering or roaming without home or hope of rest, Od. 10.464, E. Or. 56 (pl.); θεία ἄ., as etym. of ἀλήθεια, Pl. Cra. 421b; in later Prose, Plu. Mar. 45, Hld. 7.6 (pl.), etc.; in pl., of the blood in fever, Hp. Flat. 8. 2. wandering of mind, distraction, E. Med. 1285. II. Act., πνοαὶ βροτῶν ἄλαι winds that keep men wandering, A. Ag. 194.

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