βέλεμνον

belemnon

dart, javelin

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 3
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Book 15 2
Chapter ?

15484
15489
Book 22 1
Chapter ?

22206

Dictionary (LSJ)

βέλεμνον, τό, poet. for βέλος, A. dart, javelin, Il. only in pl., πικρὰ β. 22.206: later in sg., ἀμφιτόμῳ β. A. Ag. 1496 (lyr.), cf. 1520, Theoc. 11.16; poet., of hail-stones, Orph. L. 597.

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