ἐρωέω

eroeo

rush, rush forth

Appears 12 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 10
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Book 1 1
Chapter ?

1303
Book 2 1
Chapter ?

2179
Book 13 3
Chapter ?

1357
13590
13776
Book 14 1
Chapter ?

14101
Book 17 1
Chapter ?

17422
Book 19 1
Chapter ?

19170
Book 22 1
Chapter ?

22185
Book 23 1
Chapter ?

23433
Odyssey 2
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Book 12 1
Chapter ?

1275
Book 16 1
Chapter ?

16441

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐρωέω, (ἐρωή) Ep.Verb, A. rush, rush forth, αἷμα κελαινὸν ἐρωήσει περὶ δουρί Il. 1.303, Od. 16.441 ; ἠρώησαν ὀπίσσω, of horses, they started back, Il. 23.433 ; escape harm, Nic. Th. 117. 2. c. gen. rei, draw back or rest from, ἐρωῆσαι πολέμοιο Il. 13.776, cf. 17.422 ; ἐρωήσουσι δὲ χάρμης 14.101 ; ἐρώησαν καμάτοιο h.Cer. 301 ; οῐνου Epic. in Arch.Pap. 7.4 ; [νεφέλη] οὔ ποτʼ ἐρωεῖ (sc. σκοπέλου) the cloud never fails from it, never leaves it, Od. 12.75 ; ἴθι νῦν κατὰ λαὸν Ἀχαιῶν, μήδʼ ἔτʼ ἐρώει (sc. τοῦ ἰέναι) Il. 2.179 : c. acc., leave, quit, Theoc. 13.74, 24.101. II. trans., drive or force back, once in Hom., τῶ κε καὶ ἐσσύμενόν περ ἐρωήσαιτʼ ἀπὸ νηῶν Il. 13.57 ; χεῖρας ὑσμίνης Theoc. 22.174 ; ῥόον Call. Del. 133 ; θηρὸς ὀλοὸν κέρας Id. Fr. 249 ; δρόμον ἐλεφάντων cj. in Nonn. D. 36.188 : c. acc. et inf., Ἀχαιοὺς ἐ. κορέσασθαι Q.S. 3.520.—Dub. in late Prose, Ant.Lib. 7.3.

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