ἐπικέλλω

epikello

bring

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 3
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Book 9 2
Chapter ?

9138
9148
Book 13 1
Chapter ?

13114

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπικέλλω, aor. 1 ἐπέκελσα, also ἐπέκειλα Act.Ap. 27.41: fut. part. acc. ἐπῑκέλσοντα Numen. (v. infr.):—Α. bring ships to shore, νῆας ἐπικέλσαι Od. 9.148, cf. Act.Ap.l.c. 2. abs., run ashore, Od. 9.138; χέρσῳ ἐ. ἐρετμοῖς A.R. 3.575: c.acc., γῆν ἐ. Id. 2.352; also of the ship itself, ἡ μὲν ἔπειτα ἠπείρῳ ἐπέκελσεν Od. 13.114; of a fish, rush into the net, Numen. ap. Ath. 7.321b (cj. for ἐπιτέλσωντα).

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