χθαμαλός

chthamalos

near the ground, on the ground, low

Appears 5 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 4
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Book 9 1
Chapter ?

925
Book 10 1
Chapter ?

10196
Book 11 1
Chapter ?

11194
Book 12 1
Chapter ?

12101
Iliad 1
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Book 13 1
Chapter ?

13683

Dictionary (LSJ)

χθαμαλός, ή, όν, A. near the ground, on the ground, low, εὐναί Od. 11.194; σκόπελος -ώτερος 12.101; τεῖχος -ώτατον Il. 13.683, cf. Plu. Arat. 18; οἰκοδομεῖν -ώτερα τὰ πρὸς ἄρκτον X. Mem. 3.8.9; χ. Αἴγυπτος Theoc. 17.79; λόφοι -ώτεροι Plb. 10.10.7; χ. δένδρα Plu. 2.320c; τὰ χ. ib.103e; τὴν πόλιν ἐν τῷ χ. κεῖσθαι D.Chr. 6.2; also of the sea, κῦμα χ. Hld. 5.1, cf. Ach.Tat. 3.2. II. of Ithaca, αὐτὴ δὲ χθαμαλὴ πανυπερτάτη εἰν ἁλὶ κεῖται πρὸς ζόφον dub. sens. in Od. 9.25, cf. 10.196, Str. 10.2.12. III. metaph. of persons of humble station, χ. καὶ μικροπρεπεῖς Them. Or. 9.126a, 34p.469Dind. (Comp.); also δικαιοσύνη Id. Or. 8.118d (Comp.). 2. sitting in a lower place, Hld. 10.6. 3. pedestrian, ἀνειμένη καὶ χ. Δωρίς Proll.Theoc.p.5 Wendel.

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