ἐπικλώθω

epiklotho

spin upon

Appears 7 times across Homer's epics.

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Odyssey 6
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Book 1 1
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117
Book 3 1
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3208
Book 8 1
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8579
Book 11 1
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11139
Book 16 1
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1664
Book 20 1
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20196
Iliad 1
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Book 24 1
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24525

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπικλώθω, A. spin upon, ῥάμμα (q.v.) Hermipp. 48; elsewh., II. spin to one, assign, prop. of the Fates who spun the thread of destiny; also of all powers which influence menʼs fortunes, οὔ μοι τοιοῦτον ἐπέκλωσαν θεοὶ ὄλβον Od. 3.208, cf.4.208, etc.; ὁππότε κεν Μοῖραι ἐπικλώσωσʼ (sc. θάνατον) Callin. 1.9, cf. Them. Or. 32.356d:—Med., ὁππότε [θεοὶ] βασιλεῦσιν ἐπικλώσωνται ὀϊζύν Od. 20.196, cf. 8.579: sts. c.inf. pro acc., τῷ οἱ ἐπεκλώσαντο θεοὶ οἶκόνδε νέεσθαι 1.17; ὡς γὰρ ἐπεκλώσαντο θεοὶ δειλοῖσι βροτοῖσι, ζώειν ἀχνυμένοις Il. 24.525 (here only in Il.):—so in Act., φιτρὸν τὸν Μοῖρʼ ἐπέκλωσεν ζωᾶς ὅρον ἔμμεν B. 5.143; τοῦτο γὰρ λάχος . . Μοῖρʼ ἐπέκλωσεν ἐμπέδως ἔχειν A. Eu. 335 (lyr.); ἐπεὶ τό γε (sc. θανεῖν) Μοῖρʼ ἐ. CIG 3136 (Erythrae), al.—Poet. word, used by Pl. Tht. 169c τὴν . . εἱμαρμένην, ἣν <ἂν> σὺ ἐπικλώσῃς, cf. Stoic. 2.319, Luc. Cont. 16, DMort. 30.2, Jul. Or. 7.229c:—Pass., τὰ ἐπικλωσθέντα its destiny, Pl. R. 620e, cf. Lg. 957e, Plu. 2.22b, 114d; ἐξ ἀρχῆς -κεκλωσμένην ἀπόβασιν Com.Adesp. 295 (troch.).

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