ἐνδυκέως

endykeos

sedulously, kindly

Appears 20 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 16
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Book 7 1
Chapter ?

7256
Book 10 2
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1065
10450
Book 14 3
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1462
14109
14337
Book 15 3
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15305
15491
15543
Book 17 3
Chapter ?

1756
17111
17113
Book 19 1
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19195
Book 24 3
Chapter ?

24212
24272
24390
Iliad 4
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Book 23 1
Chapter ?

2390
Book 24 3
Chapter ?

24158
24187
24438

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐνδυκέως, Adv. A. sedulously, kindly, freq. in Hom. (esp. in Od.), with Verbs expressing friendly actions, as πέμψαι Od. 14.337; ὁμαρτεῖν Il. 24.438; φιλέειν καὶ τιέμεν Od. 15.543; παρέχειν βρῶσίν τε πόσιν τε ib.491; so ἐ. δέκεσθαι θυσίαισιν Pi. P. 5.85; ῥύεσθαι Theoc. 25.25, etc.; ἔχραεν A.R. 2.454. II. steadfastly, μαρνάμεθʼ ἐ. B. 5.125, cf. 112. 2. greedily, ravenously, ἐσθίειν Od. 14.109; ἐ. ῥινὸν σχίσσας, of a lion tearing his prey, Hes. Sc. 427.--No Adj. ἐνδυκής occurs: but neut. ἐνδυκές, as Adv., is prob. l. in A.R. 1.883; used for συνεχές, Nic. Th. 263; expld. by συνεχές, συνετόν, ἀφελές, ἀσφαλές, γλυκύ, κτλ., Hsch. (Etym. dub.: for sense 1 perh. cf. ἀ-δευκής.)

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