δίσκος

diskos

quoit

Appears 6 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 4
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Book 4 1
Chapter ?

4626
Book 8 2
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8129
8186
Book 17 1
Chapter ?

17168
Iliad 2
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Book 2 1
Chapter ?

2774
Book 23 1
Chapter ?

23431

Dictionary (LSJ)

δίσκος, ὁ, (δικεῖν) A. quoit, Il. 2.774, Od. 8.186, E. IA 200, al., Arist. Fr. 533, etc.; δίσκου οὖρα quoitʼs cast, Il. 23.431; λιθίνοις ἐν δ. Pi. I. 1.25. II. anything quoit-shaped: 1. dish, trencher, AP 11.371 (Pall.), Lib. Decl. 30.24; salver, BGU 388ii22 (ii/iii A. D.). 2. round mirror, AP 6.18 (Jul.). 3. the sunʼs disk, Alex.Aphr. Pr. 2.46, Placit. 2.24.1, al. 4. gong, S.E. M. 5.28, al. 5. reliquary, Procop. Aed. 1.7. III. marigold, Calendula arvensis, Alex.Trall. 12. (Cf. δικεῖν.)

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