ἀλιταίνω

alitaino

sin

Appears 7 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 4
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Book 9 1
Chapter ?

9375
Book 19 1
Chapter ?

19265
Book 24 2
Chapter ?

24570
24586
Odyssey 3
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Book 4 2
Chapter ?

4378
4807
Book 5 1
Chapter ?

5108

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀλιταίνω [ᾰλ], Ep. Verb, used by A. in lyr., chiefly in aor. 2 Act. and Med.:—Aet., aor. 2 ἤλῐτον Il. 9.375, Thgn. 1170, A. Eu. 269: subj. ἀλίτῃ Ps.-Phoc. 208; opt. ἀλίτοιμι A. Pr. 533; part. ἀλιτών Eu. 316 (cj. Auratus): later Ep. aor. 1 ἀλίτησα Orph. A. 644:—Med., ἀλιταίνεται Hes. Op. 330: aor. ἀλίτοντο, ἀλίτωμαι, ἀλίτωμαι, ἀλιτέσθαι Hom., v. infr.: participial form ἀλιτήμενος:—A. sin or offend against, c. acc. pers., ἐκ γὰρ δή μʼ ἀπάτησε καὶ ἤλιτεν Il. 9.375; ὅτις σφʼ ἀλίτηται ὀμόσσας 19.265; Ἀθηναίην ἀλίτοντο Od. 5.108; ἀθανάτους ἀλιτέσθαι 4.378, cf. Hes. Sc. 80, Thgn.l.c.; ἀλιταίνητʼ ὀρφανὰ τέκνα Hes. Op. 330, cf. A. Eu. 269, Ps.-Phoc.l.c. 2. c.acc. rei, transgress, Διὸς δʼ ἀλίτωμαι ἐφετμάς Il. 24.570; ὅρκον, σπονδάς, A.R. 4.388, Opp. H. 5.563. 3. c. gen., stray from, ἀλίτησεν ἀταρποῦ Orph. l.c., cf. Call. Dian. 255. 4. ἀλιτήμενος as Adj., = ἀλιτρός, θεοῖς ἀ . sinful in the eyes of gods, Od. 4.807.

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