βόθρος

bothros

hole, trench

Appears 7 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 6
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Book 6 1
Chapter ?

692
Book 10 1
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10517
Book 11 4
Chapter ?

1125
1136
1142
1195
Iliad 1
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Book 17 1
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1758

Dictionary (LSJ)

βόθρος, ὁ, A. hole, trench, or pit dug in the ground, βόθρον ὀρύξαι Od. 10.517; βόθρου τʼ ἐξέστρεψε [τὴν ἐλαίαν] Il. 17.58; trough, Od. 6.92: generally, hollow, X. An. 4.5.6; grave, IG 14.238 (Aerae); ritual pit for offerings to ὑποχθόνιοι θεοί, β. καὶ μέγαρα Porph. Antr. 6.

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