ἠερόεις

eeroeis

cloudy, murky

Appears 9 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 5
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Book 8 1
Chapter ?

813
Book 12 1
Chapter ?

12240
Book 15 1
Chapter ?

15191
Book 21 1
Chapter ?

2156
Book 23 1
Chapter ?

2351
Odyssey 4
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Book 11 2
Chapter ?

1157
11155
Book 13 1
Chapter ?

13241
Book 20 1
Chapter ?

2064

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἠερόεις, εσσα, εν, Ion. and Ep. for ἀερόεις (q.v., cf. cj. in Telest. 1.12) A. cloudy, murky, Τάρταρος Il. 8.13, al., cf. Hes. Th. 119; ζόφος Il. 15.191, etc.; ἠερόεντα κέλευθα the murky road (i.e. death), Od. 20.64; later ἠ. ἴασπις D.P. 724; μόλυβδος Man. 6.391; livid, χροιή Nic. Th. 257. II. epith. of ὄναγρος,= ταχύς, acc. to Sch., Opp. C. 3.183.

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