ἐπήρατος

eperatos

lovely, delightsome

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 2
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Book 4 1
Chapter ?

4606
Book 8 1
Chapter ?

8366
Iliad 1
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Book 9 1
Chapter ?

9228

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπήρατος, ον, (ἔραμαι) A. lovely, delightsome, δαίς Il. 9.228; εἵματα Od. 8.366; freq. of places, [Ἰθάκη] μᾶλλον ἐ. ἱπποβότοιο 4.606; νῆσος Hes. Fr. 76.4; also καλὸν εἶδος ἐπήρατον Id. Op. 63; ἐπήρατον ὄσσαν ἱεῖσαι Id. Th. 67; ἐπήρατον ἴαχον ὄρθιον Sapph. Supp. 20c.4; κῦδος Alc. Supp. 23.13; later of persons, ἐ. νεάνιδες A. Eu. 958 (lyr.); παρθενική A.R. 3.1099.

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