γουνάζομαι

gounazomai

clasp

Appears 6 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 4
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Book 1 1
Chapter ?

1427
Book 11 1
Chapter ?

11130
Book 15 1
Chapter ?

15665
Book 22 1
Chapter ?

22345
Odyssey 2
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Book 11 1
Chapter ?

1166
Book 13 1
Chapter ?

13324

Dictionary (LSJ)

γουνάζομαι, fut. -σομαι: aor. 1 γουνασάμεσθα Orph. A. 618, subj. γουνάσσηαι A.R. 4.747, cf. Orph. A. 943: (γόνυ):—Α. Ep. Verb, clasp anotherʼs knees (v. sub γόνυ I.2): hence, implore, entreat, abs., Il. 11.130: c. inf., τῶν ὕπερ . . γουνάζομαι οὐ παρεόντων ἑστάμεναι κρατερῶς in whose name . . I implore you to stand your ground, 15.665; νῦν δέ σε πρὸς πατρὸς γουνάζομαι Od. 13.324; νῦν δέ σε τῶν ὄπιθεν γ., . . πρός τʼ ἀλόχου καὶ πατρός 11.66; μή με . . γούνων γουνάζεο entreat me not by [clasping] my knees, Il. 22.345.

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