βαθύκολπος

bathykolpos

with dress falling in deep folds

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 3
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Book 18 2
Chapter ?

18122
18339
Book 24 1
Chapter ?

24215

Dictionary (LSJ)

βαθύκολπος, ον, A. with dress falling in deep folds (cf. βαθύζωνος), epith. of Trojan women, Il. 18.122,339,24.215; of Nymphs, h.Cer. 5, Ven. 257; Muses, Pi. P. 1.12; παρθένος (of Aegina) Id. Pae. 6.135: hence, with deep, full breasts, ἐκ β. στηθέων A. Th. 864(lyr.): metaph. of the earth, deep-bosomed, Pi. P. 9.101. 2. simply, very deep, χειή Nonn. D. 12.327; with deep foundations, ib.40.534; set deep, ὀχῆα ib.21.94. 3. = ἀρχαία, παλαιά, κοίλη, Hsch.

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