ἐξαρπάζω

exarpazo

snatch away from

Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 3
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Book 3 1
Chapter ?

3380
Book 20 1
Chapter ?

20443
Book 21 1
Chapter ?

21597
Odyssey 1
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Book 12 1
Chapter ?

12100

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐξαρπάζω, fut. -άσομαι Ar. Eq. 708: aor.1 ἐξήρπαξα Hom.(v.infr.), ἐξήρπασα Hdt. 8.135, Plu. Comp.Per.Fab. 2:—Α. snatch away from, φῶτʼ ἐξαρπάξασα νεός Od. 12.100; ἐ. τι παρά τινος Hdt. l.c.; τι ἐκ χερῶν τινος E. IA 315; rescue, τὸν δʼ ἐξήρπαξʼ Ἀφροδίτη Il. 3.380, cf. 20.443, 21.597; τῆς πολιορκίας Μάριον Plu. Sull. 29:—Pass., to be carried off, οἱ μὲν ἐξηρπασμένοι σπεύδουσιν the captured ones are speeding on their way, S. OC 1016 (s.v.l.): c.acc., ἐξαρπάζεσθαι τὸ νοτερόν to have the moisture forcibly drawn out, Pl. Ti. 60d. II. tear out, ἐ. σου . . τἄντερα Ar. Eq. 708; tear off, Asclep. ap. Gal. 12.418.

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