ἐπιμέμφομαι

epimemphomai

cast blame upon

Appears 5 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 3
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Book 1 2
Chapter ?

165
193
Book 2 1
Chapter ?

2225
Odyssey 2
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Book 16 2
Chapter ?

1697
16115

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπιμέμφομαι, A. cast blame upon, c.dat. pers., ἦ τι κασιγνήτοις ἐπιμέμφεαι Od. 16.97, etc.: c.gen. rei, find fault for or because of a thing, complain of it, εὐχωλῆς ἐπιμέμφεται complains of a vow [neglected], Il. 1.65, cf. 2.225; ἕνεκʼ ἀρητῆρος 1.94; ἐ. τινί τινος blame one for a thing, Luc. DMort. 27.2; rarely ἐ. τινά τινος, ὧν ἐπιμεμφομένα σε S. Tr. 122 (lyr.): c. acc., blame, νῆσον Call. Del. 163; γηραλέην χεῖρα AP 6.83 (Maced.); find fault, complain, μηδὲν ἐ. Hdt. 1.116, etc.; ἐ. ὅτι . . Hp. Aër. 22.b. c. inf., to be unwilling, Hld. 1.9. 2. c. acc. rei, impute as matter of blame, τὰ Κροῖσος ἐπιμεμφόμενος τῷ Κύρῳ Hdt. 1.75, cf. 2.161, etc.

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