εὐχωλή

euchole

prayer, vow

Appears 12 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 10
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Book 1 2
Chapter ?

165
193
Book 2 2
Chapter ?

2160
2176
Book 4 2
Chapter ?

4173
4450
Book 8 2
Chapter ?

864
8229
Book 9 1
Chapter ?

9499
Book 22 1
Chapter ?

22433
Odyssey 2
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Book 11 1
Chapter ?

1134
Book 13 1
Chapter ?

13357

Dictionary (LSJ)

εὐχωλή, ἡ, (εὔχομαι) Ep. form of εὐχή, A. prayer, vow, οὔτʼ ἄρʼ ὅγʼ εὐχωλῆς ἐπιμέμφεται οὔθʼ ἑκατόμβης Il. 1.93, cf. 65; θυέεσσι καὶ εὐχωλῇς ἀγανῇσι 9.499, cf. Od. 13.357; εὐχωλέων οὐκ ἔκλυε Φοῖβος Hes. Sc. 68; also in Inscr.Cypr. 94 H. and Ion. Prose, Hdt. 2.63, Protag.A 1 Diels, Luc. Syr.D. 28, 29. 2. votive offering, Sammelb. 1719, al. II. boast, vaunt, πῇ ἔβαν εὐχωλαί, ὅτε δὴ φάμεν εἶναι ἄριστοι Il. 8.229; shout of triumph, ἔνθα δʼ ἅμʼ οἰμωγή τε καὶ εὐχωλὴ πέλεν ἀνδρῶν 4.450. 2. object of boasting, glory, κὰδ δέ κεν εὐχωλὴν Πριάμῳ καὶ Τρωσὶ λίποιεν Ἀργείην Ἑλένην 2.160, cf. 4.173; ὅ μοι . . εὐ. κατὰ ἄστυ πελέσκεο 22.433.

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