δαιμόνιον

daimonion

divine Power, Divinity

Appears 9 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 6
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Book 2 2
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2190
2200
Book 6 2
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6326
6521
Book 9 1
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940
Book 13 1
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13448
Odyssey 3
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Book 10 1
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10472
Book 18 1
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1815
Book 23 1
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23174

Dictionary (LSJ)

δαιμόνιον, τό, A. divine Power, Divinity, Hdt. 5.87, E. Ba. 894 (lyr.), Isoc. 1.13, Pl. R. 382e, etc.; τὸ δαιμόνιον ἄρʼ ἢ θεὸς ἢ θεοῦ ἔργον Arist. Rh. 1398a15, cf. 1419a9; οἱ θεοὶ εἴσονται καὶ τὸ δ. D. 19.239; φοβεῖσθαι μή τι δ. πράγματʼ ἐλαύνῃ some fatality, Id. 9.54; τὰ τοῦ δ. the favours of fortune, Pl. Epin. 992d. II. inferior divine being, μεταξὺ θεοῦ τε καὶ θνητοῦ Id. Smp. 202e; καινὰ δ. εἰσφέρειν X. Mem. 1.1.2, Pl. Ap. 24c, cf. Vett. Val.67.5, etc.; applied to the ‘genius’ of Socrates, X. Mem. 1.1.2, Pl. Ap. 40a, Tht. 151a, Euthphr. 3b. 2. evil spirit, δ. φαῦλα Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.338, cf. LXXDe. 32.17, To. 3.8, Ev.Matt. 7.22, al., PMag.Lond. 1.46.120 (iv A. D.).

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