βρῶσις

brosis

meat

Appears 5 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 3
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Book 10 1
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10176
Book 12 1
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12320
Book 18 1
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18407
Iliad 2
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Book 19 2
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19205
19210

Dictionary (LSJ)

βρῶσις, εως, ἡ, Ep. βρώσ-ιος Hes. Th. 797: (βιβρώσκω):—A. meat, opp. πόσις, Od. 15.490, cf. Hp. Acut. 28, X. Mem. 1.3.15, Pl. Lg. 783c: in pl., opp. πόσεις, Democr. 235; β. ἀναγκαία Th. 2.70. 2. pasture, προβάτων PLips. 118.15 (ii A. D.). II. eating, παίδων Pl. R. 619c; ἐρινὸς ἀχρεῖος ὢν ἐς βρῶσιν S. Fr. 181. 2. taste, flavour, Nic. Al. 377. 3. corrosion, rust, Ev.Matt. 6.19; decay, Gal. 6.422 (pl.), 12.879.

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