ἀφνειός

aphneios

rich, wealthy

Appears 29 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀφνειός, όν, also ή, όν Hes. Fr. 134.2, Pi. O. 7.1, A.R. 1.57, etc.: (ἄφενος):—A. rich, wealthy, Il. 2.825, etc.; in a thing, c. gen., ἀφνειὸς βιότοιο 5.544; χρυσοῖό τε ἐσθῆτός τε Od. 1.165 (Comp.): c.acc., φρένας ἀφνειός Hes. Op. 455: c. dat., ἀ. ἀρούραις, μήλοις, Theoc. 24.108, 25.119; abundant, ἄγρη Opp. H. 3.648; δάκρυα Nonn. D. 2.156; Ἀ., title of Ares in Arcadia, Paus. 8.44.7: irreg. Sup. -έστατος Antim. 73: regul. Comp. and Sup., Od. l.c., Il. 20.220:—also ἀφνεός, ά, όν, Thgn. 188,559, and generally in Lyr. and Trag., Pi. O. 1.10, al., B. 1.62, al., A. Pers. 3 (anap.), Fr. 96, S. El. 457 (Comp.). [ᾱφν in Hom.; ᾰφν A.; ᾱφνεώτερος in S.l.c.: Thgn. has in ll.cc.]
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