ἐπιρραίνω

epirraino

sprinkle upon

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

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Iliad 2
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Book 21 2
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2178
21102
Odyssey 1
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Book 15 1
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15387

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπιρραίνω, aor. 1 -έρρᾱνα, A. sprinkle upon or over, ὕδωρ τινί Theoc. 24.98, cf. Arist. GA 758a16; καρποὺς ταῖς κεφαλαῖς D.H. 7.72; ἐπὶ τὰ ᾠὰ τὸν θορόν Arist. HA 567b5, cf. Dsc. 5.78 (Pass.). II. besprinkle, c.acc., Arist. HA 567b9; βωμὸν κατέχριεν ἐπιρραίνων ἑπτάκις Ph. 2.157:—Pass., Arist. GA 756a24.

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