ἐμπάζομαι

empazomai

busy oneself about, take heed of, care for

Appears 10 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 9
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Book 1 3
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1271
1305
1415
Book 2 1
Chapter ?

2201
Book 9 1
Chapter ?

9553
Book 16 1
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16422
Book 17 1
Chapter ?

17488
Book 20 2
Chapter ?

20275
20384
Iliad 1
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Book 16 1
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1650

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐμπάζομαι, used only in pres. (and later impf., Bion Fr. 7.9, Coluth. 113, Nonn. D. 15.214), A. busy oneself about, take heed of, care for, c. gen., ἐμῶν ἐμπάζεο μύθων Od. 1.271, al.; οὔτε θεοπροπίης ἐμπάζομαι Il. 16.50, cf. Od. 2.201; οὔτε ξείνων ἐμπάζομαι οὔθʼ ἱκετάων 19.134; οὐκ ἐμπαζόμενον δόξης Timo 50: once c. acc. pers., οὐχ ἱκέτας ἐμπάζεαι Od. 16.422; also Ἔριν δʼ ἀγέραστον ἐάσας οὐ Χείρων ἀλέγιζε καὶ οὐκ ἐμπάζετο Πηλεύς Coluth. 38:—Ep. word, used in late Prose, οὐκ ἀλέγων Ἀδράστειαν οὐδὲ Νέμεσιν ἐμπαζόμενος Ael. Fr. 325.

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