ἔλασις

elasis

driving away, banishing

Appears 5 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 3
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Book 3 1
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3422
Book 10 1
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10293
Book 17 1
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17279
Iliad 2
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Book 5 1
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580
Book 22 1
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22326

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἔλασις, εως, ἡ, A. driving away, banishing, τῶν ἐναγῶν Th. 1.139, Ph. 1.140; ἔ. βοσκημάτων driving of them away as booty, Plu. Rom. 7. 2. (sc. στρατοῦ) march, expedition, ἐπὶ Σκύθας Hdt. 4.1, etc.; ἔλασιν ποιέεσθαι Id. 7.37; also, procession, X. Cyr. 8.3.34; ἡ ἅλαδε ἔ. IG 22.847.20. 3. (sc. ἵιππου) riding, X. Eq. 9.6, Eq.Mag. 8.2, Aristaenet. 1.8; charge of horse, D.H. 6.12, Plu. Sull. 19. b. driving a chariot, Luc. DDeor. 25.2. 4. (ἐλαύνω II) striking, Apollon. Lex. s.v. ἐλαύνωσι.

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