δαρδάπτω

dardapto

devour

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 2
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Book 14 1
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1492
Book 16 1
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16315
Iliad 1
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Book 11 1
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11479

Dictionary (LSJ)

δαρδάπτω, aor. subj. δαρδάψῃ Opp. H. 4.628; inf. δαρδάψαι, Hsch.: pf. δεδάρδαφα, Id.:—Α. devour, of wild beasts, Il. 11.479, Hp. Ep. 17, etc.; κτήματα, χρήματα δαρδάπτουσιν, they devour oneʼs patrimony, Od. 14.92, 16.315, cf. Ar. Nu. 711; δ. με πόθος Εὐριπίδου Id. Ra. 66: in late Prose, Luc. Nec. 14. (Perh. dissim. from *δαρ-δṛπτω, cf. δρέπω.)

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