ἀμφίγυος

amphigyos

with a limb at each end, double-pointed

Appears 9 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 7
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Book 13 1
Chapter ?

13147
Book 14 1
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1426
Book 15 3
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15278
15386
15712
Book 16 1
Chapter ?

16637
Book 17 1
Chapter ?

17731
Odyssey 2
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Book 16 1
Chapter ?

16474
Book 24 1
Chapter ?

24527

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀμφίγυος, ον, in Hom. always epith. of ἔγχος, either (γυῖον) A. with a limb at each end, double-pointed, or (γύης) bending both ways, elastic, Il. 13.147, Od. 24.527; ἀ. δούρασιν A.R. 3.135; prob. (from γυῖον) stout rivals, S. Tr. 504(lyr.).

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