ἐπιχράω

epichrao

touch on the surface, graze

Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 2
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Book 16 2
Chapter ?

16352
16356
Odyssey 2
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Book 2 1
Chapter ?

250
Book 21 1
Chapter ?

21179

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπιχράω (A), (χράω A) A. touch on the surface, graze, c. gen., τάων (sc. Ἁρπυιῶν) ἀκροτάτῃσιν ἐπέχραον..χερσί A.R. 2.283 : c. acc., τυτθὸν ἐπέχραε δέρμα Q.S. 11.480.

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