γέγωνα

gegona

shout so as to make oneself heard

Appears 18 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 12
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Book 8 2
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8223
8227
Book 11 3
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116
11275
11586
Book 12 1
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12439
Book 13 1
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13149
Book 14 1
Chapter ?

14469
Book 17 1
Chapter ?

17247
Book 22 1
Chapter ?

2234
Book 23 1
Chapter ?

23425
Book 24 1
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24703
Odyssey 6
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Book 5 1
Chapter ?

5400
Book 6 1
Chapter ?

6294
Book 8 1
Chapter ?

8305
Book 9 1
Chapter ?

9473
Book 12 1
Chapter ?

12181
Book 21 1
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21368

Dictionary (LSJ)

γέγωνα, Ep. pf. with pres. and past signf., used by Hom. in 3sg. γέγωνε and part. γεγωνώς Il. 11.275, al.: 3sg. plpf. (with impf. signf.) ἐγεγώνειν 22.34, 23.425, Od. 21.368: later, imper. γέγωνε A. Pr. 195, S. Ph. 238, E. Or. 1220; subj. γεγώνω S. OC 213; part. γεγωνώς Arist. Pr. 904b35, cf. γεγωνός:—from pres. *γεγώνω Hom. has inf. γεγωνέμεν Il. 8.223, 11.6, 3sg. impf. ἐγέγωνεν (v.l. γέγωνεν) 14.469:—from pres. *γεγωνέω come inf. γεγωνεῖν 12.337, Pi. P. 9.3, A. Pr. 523, Pl. Hp.Ma. 292d: impf. ἐγεγώνευν Od. 17.161, γεγώνευν 9.47: after Hom., 3sg. γεγωνεῖ Arist. de An. 420a1, Pr. 917b21: impf. -είτω X. Cyn. 6.24; part. γεγωνέοντες Michel 1383B (Chios): fut. γεγωνήσω E. Ion 696 (lyr.): aor.inf. γεγωνῆσαι A. Pr. 990, part. -ήσας D.C. 68.3; cf. γεγωνητέον, γεγωνίσκω:—Α. shout so as to make oneself heard, κώκυσεν . . γέγωνέ τε πᾶν κατὰ ἄστυ Il. 24.703; ἐβόησε, γέγωνέ τε πᾶσι θεοῖσι Od. 8.305: in pres. sense, ὅσσον τε γέγωνε βοήσας as far as [a man] can make himself heard by shouting, Od. 6.294 (also in past sense, 5.400, al.); οὔ πώς οἱ ἔην βώσαντι γεγωνεῖν Il. 12.337; ἀδηνέως γεγωνέοντες Michel l.c.; make oneʼs voice carry, πολλῷ πλέον γεγωνεῖν (Cobet for ἢ ἀγνοεῖν) ἔστι νύκτωρ ἢ μεθʼ ἡμέραν Antipho 5.44; πορρωτέρω ὁ αὐτὸς τῇ αὐτῇ φωνῇ γεγωνεῖ μετʼ ἄλλων ᾄδων καὶ βοῶν ἢ μόνος Arist. Pr. 917b21: c. dat. pers., cry out to, ἐγεγώνει . . Πουλυδάμαντι Il. 14.469, etc.; θεοῖσι μετʼ ἀθανάτοισι γεγώνευν Od. 12.370; make oneself heard by a person, οὐδέν σοι μᾶλλον γεγωνεῖν δύναμαι ἢ εἴ μοι παρεκάθησο λίθος Pl. Hp.Ma. 292d. b. speak articulately, opp. to mere sound, ὁ ἀὴρ οὐ γεγωνεῖ Arist. de An. 420a1; οὐ δύνανται γεγωνεῖν . . ἀλλὰ μόνον φωνοῦσιν Id. Aud. 804b24. 2. c. acc. pers., sing, celebrate, Pi. P. 9.3. 3. c. acc. rei, tell out, proclaim, A. Pr. 523, al.; τινί τι ib.195,784, S. Ph. 238; τινί τι ἐς οὖς γ. E. Ion 696; τὰ γεγωνᾱμένα the proclamation, IG 5(1).1111.12 (Geronthrae); also οὐκ ἔχω . . γεγωνεῖν ὅπα I cannot tell where [it is], E. Hipp. 586 codd.—For part. γεγωνώς as Adj., v. γεγωνός 2.

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