ἀρωγή

aroge

aid, succour

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 3
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Book 4 1
Chapter ?

4408
Book 21 1
Chapter ?

21360
Book 23 1
Chapter ?

23574

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀρωγή [ᾰ], ἡ, (ἀρήγω) A. aid, succour, Ζηνὸς ἀρωγῇ Il. 4.408; ἐς μέσον . . δικάσσατε μηδʼ ἐπʼ ἀρωγῇ judge impartially and not in any oneʼs favour, ib.23.574; πέμπειν ἀ. A. Ch. 477 (lyr.); οὐδʼ ἔχων ἀ. S. Ph. 856 (lyr.); in parody of A., Ar. Ra. 1267 sq.; ἀ.νόσου, πόνων, help against . . , Pl. Lg. 919c, Mx. 238a. II. of persons, an aid, succour, διπλᾶς ἀρωγὰς μολεῖν, of Apollo and Artemis, S. OC 1094 (lyr.); στρατιῶτιν ἀ., of the Greek host, A. Ag. 47, cf. 73 (lyr.).—Poet. word, rare in Prose.

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