ἐρετμόν

eretmon

oar

Appears 27 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 26
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Book 4 2
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4580
4782
Book 6 2
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6269
6271
Book 8 2
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837
853
Book 9 4
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9104
9180
9472
9564
Book 11 4
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1177
11121
11125
11129
Book 12 6
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1215
12147
12171
12180
12203
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Book 13 1
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1322
Book 15 1
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15497
Book 16 1
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16353
Book 23 3
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23268
23272
23276
Iliad 1
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Book 1 1
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1435

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐρετμόν, τό, A. oar, poet. for κώπη, πῆξαί τʼ ἐπὶ τύμβῳ ἐρετμόν Od. 11.77, cf. 23.276, Pi. P. 4.18, E. El. 433(lyr.), etc. ; εὐῆρες ἐ. Od. 11.121,129, etc. : pl., εὐήρεʼ ἐ. ib.125 ; ἐρετμοῖσι φρύξουσι Orac. ap.Hdt. 8.96, cf. E. IA 1388 (troch.), IT 1485 : metaph., πτερύγων ἐ. A. Ag. 52 (anap.). II. = τὸ ἀνδρεῖον αἰδοῖον, Hsch. (A fem. form ἐρετμαῖς = κώπαις is found in Hsch.)

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