ἐπιεικτός

epieiktos

yielding

Appears 5 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 3
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Book 5 1
Chapter ?

5892
Book 8 1
Chapter ?

832
Book 16 1
Chapter ?

16549
Odyssey 2
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Book 8 1
Chapter ?

8307
Book 19 1
Chapter ?

19493

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπιεικτός, ή, όν, A. yielding, Ep. word, in Hom. always with neg., σθένος οὐκ ἐ. unyielding, dauntless might, Il. 8.32; μένος ἔμπεδον οὐδʼ ἐ. Od. 19.493; μένος . . ἀάσχετον, οὐκ ἐ. Il. 5.892; πένθος ἄσχετον, οὐκ ἐ. ceaseless, 16.549. 2. ἔργα γελαστὰ καὶ οὐκ ἐπιεικτά not tolerable, Od. 8.307; ὀστέον οὐκ ἐ. Opp. H. 1.526. 3. permissible, οὐκ ἐπιεικτὰ ζητῶν Anon. Incred. 15(14) = Luc. Astr. 15: c. dat., befitting, βροτοῖσιν Man. 6.402.

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