δαιδάλεος

daidaleos

cunningly or curiously wrought

Appears 17 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

δαιδάλεος [ᾰ] (not -έος, Hdn.Gr. 1.114), α, ον: ( δαιδάλλω):—
cunningly or curiously wrought, in Hom.always of metal or wood, ζωστήρ, θώρηξ, σάκος, θρόνος, Il. 4.135, 8.195, 19.380, Od. 1.131; λάρναξ Simon. 37.1, B. 5.140; also of embroidery, Hes. Th. 575, E. Hec. 470 (lyr.), Theopomp.Com. 33.
2. of natural objects, dappled, spotted, etc., of fish, Alex. 17; of deer, Nonn. D. 5.391; shot with light, sheeny, Opp. C. 1.218.
II. cunning, χείρ Pl. Epigr. 22: Ἥφαιστος AP 9.755.
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