γένειον

geneion

part covered by the beard, chin

Appears 7 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 4
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Book 8 1
Chapter ?

8371
Book 10 1
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10454
Book 22 1
Chapter ?

2274
Book 24 1
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24516
Odyssey 3
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Book 11 1
Chapter ?

11583
Book 16 1
Chapter ?

16176
Book 19 1
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19473

Dictionary (LSJ)

γένειον, τό, (γένυς) A. part covered by the beard, chin, Od. 16.176; πολιὸν γ. Il. 22.74; esp. in supplication, ἔλλαβε χειρὶ γενείου 8.371; γ. χειρὶ παχείῃ ἁψάμενος 10.454; γενείου λευκήρη τρίχα A. Pers. 1056 (lyr.), cf. Th. 666, Hdt. 2.36: in pl., S. OT 1277, Plu. Ant. 1; κείρασθαι τὰ γ. Id. Cat.Mi. 53: prov. of a lean animal, οὐδὲν ἄλλο πλὴν γ. τε καὶ κέρατα nothing but chin and horns, Ar. Av. 902. 2. beard, Hdt. 6.117: pl., Theoc. 6.36, J. AJ 11.5.3, Paus. 2.10.3, Theo Sm.p.104H. b. a lionʼs mane, Luc. Cyn. 14. 3. chaps, Arist. HA 518b17; jaws, AP 7.531 (Antip. Thess.). 4. pl., teeth of a saw, Nic. Th. 53. 5. dub. sens. in IGΙΙ(2).165.11, 28 (Dclos, iii B. C.).

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