ἐπίορκος

epiorkos

sworn falsely

Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 4
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Book 3 1
Chapter ?

3279
Book 10 1
Chapter ?

10332
Book 19 2
Chapter ?

19260
19264

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπίορκος, ον, A. sworn falsely, of oaths, εἰ δέ τι τῶνδʼ ἐπίορκον Il. 19.264: freq. in the phrase ἐπίορκον ὀμόσσαι take a false oath, swear falsely, 3.279,19.260, Hes. Op. 282, Th. 232; in full, ἐπίορκον ὅρκον ὤμοσε Ar. Ra. 150; and so ἐ. ἐπομνύναι (v. ἐπόμνυμι); but in Il. 10.332 ἐ. ἐπώμοσε he swore a bootless oath, i.e. one which he meant to fulfil, but the gods willed otherwise. II. of persons, forsworn, perjured, Hes. Op. 804, Schwyzer 179a (Crete), E. El. 1355 (anap.), Ar. Nu. 399,al.: Sup.-ότατος Antipho 6.48. Adv.-κως Hdn. 6.9.2.

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