ἀζαλέος

azaleos

dry, parched

Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 3
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Book 7 1
Chapter ?

7239
Book 11 1
Chapter ?

11494
Book 20 1
Chapter ?

20491
Odyssey 1
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Book 9 1
Chapter ?

9234

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀζαλέος, α, ον, A. dry, parched, οὖρος Il. 20.491; ὕλη Od. 9.234, etc.; βῶν ἀζαλέην dry bullʼs-hide, Il. 7.239; ἀ. γῆρας withered, sapless, IG 14.1389 i 12, Plu. 2.789c. 2. metaph., harsh, cruel, AP 5.237 (Maced.). II. Act., parching, scorching, Σείριος Hes. Sc. 153, cf. A.R. 4.679; of love, μανίαι Ibyc. 1.9; of thirst, Nic. Th. 339.—Poet. word. III. ἀζαλέα, ἡ, = ψίλωθρον, Gloss.

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