ἀθέσφατος

athesphatos

beyond even a godʼs power to express, unutterable

Appears 8 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 6
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Book 7 1
Chapter ?

7273
Book 11 2
Chapter ?

1161
11373
Book 13 1
Chapter ?

13244
Book 15 1
Chapter ?

15392
Book 20 1
Chapter ?

20211
Iliad 2
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Book 3 1
Chapter ?

34
Book 10 1
Chapter ?

106

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀθέσφατος, ον, A. beyond even a godʼs power to express, unutterable: or not according to a godʼs utterance, unblest, portentous, awful, ὄμβρος, θάλασσα, νύξ, Il. 3.4, Od. 7.273, 11.373; vast, ἀ. οἶνος, σῖτος, Od. 11.61, 13.244; βόες 20.211; of great beauty, ὕμνος Hes. Op. 662; φρὴν ἱερὴ καὶ ἀ. Emp. 134.4.—Once in Trag., ἀ. θέα E. IA 232 (lyr.).

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