ἁδινός
hadinos
close, thick
Appears 19 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἁδινός [ᾰ], ή, όν, radic. sense, A. close, thick: hence in , 1. crowded, thronging, ἁ. κῆρ, like πυκιναὶ φρένες, in physical sense, Il. 16.481, Od. 19.516; of bees, flies, sheep, Il. 2.87,469, Od. 1.92. 2. vehement, loud, of sounds, ἁ. γόος Il. 18.316; Σειρῆνες ἁ. the loud-voiced Sirens, Od. 23.326. Adv. -νῶς frequently, or loudly, vehemently, ἁ. ἀνενείκατο Il. 19.314: neut. as Adv., ἁδινὸν γοόωσα Od. 4.721; ἁ. μυκώμεναι 10.413: pl., ἁδινὰ στεναχίζων Il. 23.225; κλαῖʼ ἁ. 24.510: Comp. ἁδινώτερον Od. 16.216:—rare in Lyr. and Trag., ἁ. δάκος a deep bite, P. 2.53; ἁ. δάκρυα thick-falling tears, Tr. 848 (lyr.); βίοτος ἁ. abundant, Pers. 29; and freq. in , ἁ. ὕπνος, κῶμα abundant, deep sleep, 3.616,748; ἁ. εὐνή frequent wedded joys, 3.1206. ( wrote ἁδ-, cf. ἁδρός.)
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