Διιπετής

diipetes

fallen from Zeus

Appears 7 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 4
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Book 16 1
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16174
Book 17 1
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17263
Book 21 2
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21268
21326
Odyssey 3
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Book 4 2
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4477
4581
Book 7 1
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7284

Dictionary (LSJ)

Διιπετής (better Διειπετής, cf. Zenodor. ap. Sch.Od. 4.477), ές, (πίπτω) A. fallen from Zeus, i. e. from heaven, Ep. epith. of streams, fed or swollen by rain, Il. 16.174, Od. 4.477, Hes. Fr. 217; νάματʼ οὐ δ., of stagnant water, E. Hyps.Fr. 5(3).31; δ. ὕδατα, of rain, Plu. Mar. 21. 2. generally, divine, bright, χαλκός Emp. 100.9; αἰθὴρ διϊπετής divine, holy, E. Ba. 1267; δ. πυρσοῖς gleaming with fires, Id. Rh. 43 (lyr.). 3. in continual flow, Hp. Mul. 1.24 (expld.as = διαυγής, καθαρός, Erot.). 4. διϊπετέες οἰωνοί, prob. hovering in the sky, h.Ven. 4.

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