ἀπομόργνυμι

apomorgnymi

wipe off

Appears 6 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 4
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Book 2 1
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2269
Book 5 1
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5798
Book 18 1
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18414
Book 23 1
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23739
Odyssey 2
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Book 17 1
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17304
Book 18 1
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18200

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀπομόργνυμι, fut. -μόρξω, A. wipe off or away from, ἀπʼ ἰχῶ χειρὸς ὀμόργνυ Il. 5.416; αἷμʼ ἀπομόργνυ ib.798; πεύκης ἀπὸ δάκρυʼ ὀμ. v.l. in Nic. Al. 547:— Med., wipe off from oneself, ἀπομορξαμένω κονίην Il. 23.739; ἀπομόρξατο δάκρυ wiped away his tears, Od. 17.304; ἀφρὸν ἀπὸ στομάτων Mosch. 2.96; abs. in same sense, ἀπομόρξασθαι Ar. Ach. 706; ἀ. ἱδρῶτα ib. 696:—Pass., τὴν ὀργὴν ἀπομορχθείς having my anger wiped off, Id. V. 560; ἀπωμοργμένος rubbed bare, Arist. Phgn. 810b3. 2. wipe clean, σπόγγῳ δʼ ἀμφὶ πρόσωπα . . ἀπομόργνυ Il. 18.414:—Med., ἀπομόρξατο χερσὶ παρειάς wiped her cheeks, Od. 18.200.

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