ἐρίτιμος

eritimos

highly-prized, precious

Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 4
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Book 2 1
Chapter ?

2447
Book 9 2
Chapter ?

9126
9268
Book 15 1
Chapter ?

15361

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐρίτιμος, ον, A. highly-prized, precious, of gold, Il. 9.126 ; of the Aegis, 2.447 ; τρίποδες h.Ap. 443, Ar. Eq. 1016 ; of persons, Man. 3.324 ; Μοῖραι dub. cj. in Epigr.Gr. 248.9 ; in later Prose, φιλοσοφία Them. Or. 2.54d ; iron., δουλείη IG 14.1363. II. as Subst., a fish, prob. a kind of sardine, Dorio and Epaenet. ap. Ath. 7.328f, Diph.Siph.ib.355f, PLips. 92.3 [Arch.Pap. 4.482] (ii/iii A.D.).

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