ἐπαμύνω

epamyno

come to aid, succour

Appears 11 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπαμύνω, A. come to aid, succour, τινί Il. 6.361, 18.99,al., Th. 3.14, al., Lys. 12.99, etc. 2. abs., Il. 16.540,al. (never in Od.), Hdt. 1.82, Th. 1.25,101, Lys. 3.16, etc.; τῶν ἐπαμυνούντων λόγων ὡς εἰσὶ θεοί apologetic arguments to prove that . ., Pl. Lg. 891b. 3. ward off, δολίην v.l. for ἀπαμύνω in AP 5.6 (Asclep.).
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