εἴβω

eibo

drop, let fall in drops

Appears 10 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 7
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Book 4 1
Chapter ?

4153
Book 8 1
Chapter ?

8531
Book 11 1
Chapter ?

11391
Book 16 2
Chapter ?

16219
16332
Book 24 2
Chapter ?

24234
24280
Iliad 3
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Book 16 1
Chapter ?

1611
Book 19 1
Chapter ?

19323
Book 24 1
Chapter ?

249

Dictionary (LSJ)

εἴβω, Ep. for λείβω, A. drop, let fall in drops, ὑπʼ ὀφρύσι δάκρυον εἶβε Od. 4.153:—Med., ἀπʼ ὄσσων . . δʼ εἰβομένα ῥέος (prob. for λειβ-) A. Pr. 401; δάκρὐ εἰβομένη (Triclin. for δάκρυα λειβ-) S. Ant. 527 (anap.): —Pass., trickle down, Hes. Th. 910, A.R. 2.664.

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