ἀρείων

areion

better, stouter, braver

Appears 18 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 10
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Book 1 1
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1260
Book 2 1
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2707
Book 4 1
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4407
Book 10 1
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10237
Book 15 1
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15736
Book 16 1
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16557
Book 19 2
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1933
1956
Book 21 1
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21410
Book 23 1
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23588
Odyssey 8
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Book 2 1
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2277
Book 3 1
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3250
Book 6 1
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6182
Book 9 1
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948
Book 19 1
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19184
Book 20 1
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20133
Book 23 2
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23114
23286

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀρείων [ᾰ], ον, gen. ονος, used as Comp. of ἀγαθός, cf. ἄριστος: —A. better, stouter, braver, in Hom. of all advantages of body, birth, and fortune, Il. 1.260, al., cf. Hes. Op. 207, Pi. N. 7.101, A. Th. 305 (lyr.), Ag. 81 (lyr.):—rare in Prose, ἃ ὑμῖν ἄρειον μὴ γνῶναι Arist. Fr. 44. II. ἀρείονες, οἱ, a kind of snail or slug, Ael. NA 10.5.

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