ἤλιθα

elitha

very much, exceedingly

Appears 5 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 4
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Book 5 1
Chapter ?

5483
Book 9 1
Chapter ?

9330
Book 14 1
Chapter ?

14215
Book 19 1
Chapter ?

19443
Iliad 1
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Book 11 1
Chapter ?

11677

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἤλιθα, Adv. A. very much, exceedingly, ληΐδα . . συνελάσσαμεν ἤ. πολλήν Il. 11.677, cf. Od. 5.483; ἄστρα ἤ. μυρία Man. 2.3; καθαρὴν γλάγεος πόσιν ἤ. πίνειν Nic. Al. 423, cf. A.R. 3.342 (expl. by Sch. as,= ἀθρόως), 4.177,1265. II. in vain, to no purpose, Call. Lav.Pall. 124, A.R. 2.283; ἔβρασεν ἤ. νηδὺς πνεύματα Nic. Al. 25, cf. 140. (Prob. connected with ἠλεός in both uses.)

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