ἄϋπνος

aupnos

sleepless, wakeful

Appears 5 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 4
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Book 9 1
Chapter ?

9404
Book 10 1
Chapter ?

1084
Book 19 2
Chapter ?

19340
19591
Iliad 1
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Book 9 1
Chapter ?

9325

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἄϋπνος, ον, A. sleepless, wakeful, of persons, Od. 9.404, 10.84, 19.591, A. Pr. 32, E. Or. 83, X. Cyr. 2.4.26: Sup. -ότατος, τῶν στρατηγῶν D.C. 72.8; ἔχειν ἀΰπνους ἄγρας, of fishermen, S. Aj. 880; of the eye, ἄϋπνά τʼ ὀμμάτων τέλη E. Supp. 1137: metaph., sleepless, never-resting, ἄ. πηδάλια dub. in A. Th. 206 (lyr.); κρῆναι S. OC 685 (lyr.); ἀκταί E. IT 423 (lyr.). Adv. -νως Sannyr. 2 D. 2. of nights, sleepless, πολλὰς μὲν ἀΰπνους νύκτας ἴαυον Il. 9.325, Od. 19.340; also ὕπνος ἄ. a sleep that is no sleep, from which one easily awakes, S. Ph. 848 (lyr.).

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