ἐλέφας

elephas

elephant

Appears 10 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 8
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Book 4 1
Chapter ?

473
Book 8 1
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8404
Book 18 1
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18196
Book 19 3
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1956
19563
19564
Book 21 1
Chapter ?

217
Book 23 1
Chapter ?

23200
Iliad 2
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Book 4 1
Chapter ?

4141
Book 5 1
Chapter ?

5583

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐλέφας, αντος, ὁ (θήλεια ἐ. Phylarch. 36J.): irreg. gen. ἐλεφάντου BCH 35.286(Delos, ii B.C.): dat. pl. -τοις LXX 1 Ma. 1.17 (v.l.):—Α. elephant, first mentioned by Hdt. as a native of Africa, 3.114,4.191; ἐλέφαντος ὀδόντες Id. 3.97; of the Indian elephant, first in Arist. Cael. 298a13, HA 610a15, cf. Paus. 1.12.4. II. in Hom. only of elephantʼs tusk, ivory, Il. 5.583, cf. Hes. Sc. 141, Pi. O. 1.27, Pl. R. 373a, GDI 5500, etc.: Aeol. ἐλέφαις Sapph. Supp. 20a10. III. = ἐλεφαντίασις, Aret. SD 2.13, IG 3.1423, Gal. 15.331. IV. a precious stone, Thphr. Lap. 37. V. a kind of cup, Damox. 1.1. VI. = ἐλεφάντωσις, Apul. Herb. 36.

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