ἐγκονέω

egkoneo

to be quick and active

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 2
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Book 7 1
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7340
Book 23 1
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23291
Iliad 1
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Book 24 1
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24648

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐγκονέω, A. to be quick and active, esp. in service, Hom., only part. pres., with another Verb, ἐπεὶ στόρεσαν λέχος ἐγκονέουσαι in haste, Od. 7.340, Il. 24.648, cf. Critias Fr. 16 D.: later also in imper., ἐγκόνει make haste! S. Aj. 988, Ar. Ach. 1088; also ἐγκονῶμεν S. Aj. 811; ἐγκονεῖτε Id. Tr. 1255, E. HF 521; οὐ θᾶττον ἐγκονήσεις; Ar. Av. 1324: c. acc. cogn., κέλευθον ἥνπερ ἦλθες ἐγκόνει πάλιν hasten back the way by which thou camest, A. Pr. 962: c. inf., Opp. H. 4.103, Q.S. 1.157. —Rare in Prose, Luc. Anach. 4. 2. urge on, incite, κυσίν AP 6.268 (Mnasalc., s. v.l.).

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