ἁλιόω

halioo

make fruitless, disappoint

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 2
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Book 5 2
Chapter ?

5104
5138
Iliad 1
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Book 16 1
Chapter ?

16737

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἁλιόω, poet. Verb, only fut. ἁλιώσω, aor. ἡλίωσα, Ep. ἁλίωσα: fut. Med. in act. sense, Max. 582, in pass. sense, Id. 512: (ἅλιος B) :— A. make fruitless, disappoint, Διὸς νόον . . ἁλιῶσαι Od. 5.104; οὐδʼ ἁλίωσε βέλος nor did he hurl the spear in vain, Il. 16.737; οὐχ ἡλίωσε τοὔπος spake not word in vain, S. Tr. 258. 2. destroy, τό μέν τις οὐ . . ἁλιώσει Id. OC 704.

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