γαμψῶνυξ

gampsonyx

with crooked talons

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 2
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Book 16 1
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16217
Book 22 1
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22302
Iliad 1
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Book 16 1
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16428

Dictionary (LSJ)

γαμψῶνυξ, ῠχος, ὁ, ἡ, (ὄνυξ) A. with crooked talons, of birds of prey, αἰγυπιοὶ γαμψώνυχες Il. 16.428, Od. 22.302; οἰωνοί A. Pr. 488; τὰν γ. παρθένον, of the Sphinx, S. OT 1199 (lyr.); γ. ἅρπη Nonn. D. 12.336, etc.:—also γαμψ-ώνυχος, ον, Arist. HA 563b20, GA 750a11, Plu. 2.727c; τὸ γ. Plot. 6.7.9, Iamb. Protr. 21.ιθ: pl., γαμψώνυχοι ἀστακοί Epich. 30; τὰ γ., of beasts of prey, Arist. HA 517b1, cf. 503a30.

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