εὔκυκλος

eukyklos

well-rounded, round

Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 4
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Book 5 1
Chapter ?

5453
Book 12 1
Chapter ?

12426
Book 13 1
Chapter ?

13715
Book 14 1
Chapter ?

14428

Dictionary (LSJ)

εὔκυκλος, ον, A. well-rounded, round, in Il. always of ἀσπίς, 5.453, 797, al., A. Th. 590; εὔ. ἕδρα Pi. N. 4.66; σφαίρη Parm. 8.43; στεφάναι X. Cyn. 9.12; εὔκυκλον ποιεῖν Pl. Ti. 40a; ὀφθαλμοὶ σελήνης -ότεροι Alciphr. Fr. 5. 2. in Od. as epith. of ἀπήνη, well-wheeled, 6.58,70; ὄχοι A. Pr. 710; ἀντίπηξ E. Ion 1391. 3. of bandages, in horizontal circles, orbicular, Heliod. ap. Orib. 48.61 tit., Gal. 18(1).786. II. moving in a circle, circling, χορεία Ar. Th. 968 (lyr.). Adv.-λως Orph. L. 135.

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