ἀμαιμάκετος

amaimaketos

irresistible

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 2
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Book 6 1
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6179
Book 16 1
Chapter ?

16329
Odyssey 1
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Book 14 1
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14311

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀμαιμάκετος, η, ον, also ος, ον Hes. Sc. 207:—A. irresistible, old Ep. word, also in Lyr. and Trag. (lyr.); of Chimaera, Il. 6.179, 16.329; of fire vomited by her, Hes. Th. 319; of fire generally, S. OT 177; θάλασσα, πόντος, Hes. Sc. 207, Pi. P. 1.14; of shipʼs mast, proof against any strain, Od. 14.311; of the trident, Pi. I. 8(7).37; ἀ. μένος, κινηθμός, P. 3.33, 4.208; νεῖκος stubborn, B. 10.64; of the Furies, S. OC 127; ἀ. βυθοῖς in unfathomable depths, IG 3.900. [Usu. derived fr. ἀ- intens., μαιμάω, i. e. furious; but apptly. connected with ἄμαχος by Poets.]

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