δοῦπος

doupos

any dead, heavy sound, thud

Appears 13 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 9
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Book 4 1
Chapter ?

4455
Book 9 1
Chapter ?

9573
Book 10 1
Chapter ?

10354
Book 11 1
Chapter ?

11364
Book 12 1
Chapter ?

12289
Book 16 2
Chapter ?

16361
16635
Book 20 1
Chapter ?

20451
Book 23 1
Chapter ?

23234
Odyssey 4
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Book 5 1
Chapter ?

5401
Book 10 1
Chapter ?

10556
Book 12 1
Chapter ?

12202
Book 16 1
Chapter ?

1610

Dictionary (LSJ)

δοῦπος, ὁ, A. any dead, heavy sound, thud, δ. ἀκόντων Il. 11.364, 16.361; δ. ὀρώρει πύργων βαλλομένων 9.573, cf. 12.289; of the distant din of battle, 16.635; of the sound of footsteps, 10.354, Od. 16.10; of the measured tread of infantry, Il. 23.234, Hes. Th. 70; ὅμαδον καὶ δ., of a multitude, Od. 10.556; of the roar of the sea dashing against rocks or of a distant torrent, 5.401, Il. 4.455.—Rare in Trag., δ. μαράγνης A. Ch. 376 (lyr.); χερόπλακτοι δʼ ἐν στέρνοισι πεσοῦνται δοῦποι the loud beating of breasts, S. Aj. 634, cf. E. Ba. 513; ἀκούομεν πυλῶν δ. the noise of opening gates, Id. Ion 516. Rare in Prose, Th. 3.22 (v.l. ψόφον) ; θόρυβος καὶ δ. X. An. 2.2.19.

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