ἐρισθενής

eristhenes

very mighty

Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 3
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Book 13 1
Chapter ?

1354
Book 19 1
Chapter ?

19355
Book 21 1
Chapter ?

21184
Odyssey 1
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Book 8 1
Chapter ?

8289

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐρισθενής, ές, A. very mighty, epith. of Zeus, Il. 13.54, Od. 8.289, Hes. Th. 4, etc.; also of Poseidon, Id. Cat.Oxy. 1358 Fr. 2.27 ; of men, A.R. 1.41, etc.; of the Furies, Orph. H. 69.7 ; ἐ. ἕρμα πόληος Epigr.Gr. 452.11 (Syria); ἐ. θέμεθλα AP 9.808.6 (Cyrus).

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