γαμφηλαί

gamphelai

jaws

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 3
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Book 13 1
Chapter ?

13200
Book 16 1
Chapter ?

16489
Book 19 1
Chapter ?

19394

Dictionary (LSJ)

γαμφηλαί, ῶν, αἱ, A. jaws of animals, as of the lion, Il. 16.489; of the horse, 19.394; of Typhon, A. Pr. 357; bill or beak of birds, E. Ion 159 (lyr.), cf. Ps.-Orac. in Ar. Eq. 198: as Adj., ὑπὸ γαμφηλῇσιν ὀδοῦσιν (sic) Man. 5.187 (s. v. l.): once in sg., γαμφηλή· ἡ γνάθος ἢ σιαγών, EM 221.13.

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