ἅζομαι

hazomai

stand in awe of, esp. gods and oneʼs parents

Appears 8 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 5
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Book 1 1
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121
Book 5 2
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5434
5830
Book 6 1
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6267
Book 14 1
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14261
Odyssey 3
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Book 9 2
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9200
9478
Book 17 1
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17401

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἅζομαι, only pres. and impf.; Act. only in part. ἅζοντα S. OC 134:—A. stand in awe of, esp. gods and oneʼs parents, ἁζόμενοι . . Ἀπόλλωνα Il. 1.21; μήτʼ οὖν μητέρʼ ἐμὴν ἅζευ Od. 17.401; followed by inf., χερσὶ δʼ ἀνίπτοισιν Διἴ λείβειν . . ἅζομαι Il. 6.267; ξείνους οὐχ ἅζεο . . ἐσθέμεναι Od. 9.478; ἅ. μή Il. 14.261; τίς δή κεν .. ἅζοιτʼ ἀθανάτους; Thgn. 748,cf.Alcm. 54: used by A. in lyr., τίς οὖν τάδʼ οὐχ ἅζεται; Eu. 389; Παλλάδος δʼ ὑπὸ πτεροῖς ὄντας ἅζεται πατήρ (sc. Ζεύς) respects . ., ib.1002; ἅζονται γὰρ ὁμαίμους Id. Supp. 652; πλόκαμον οὐδάμʼ ἅζεται ib.884 (all lyr.); θανεῖν οὐχ ἅζομαι I fear not to die . . , E. Or. 1116. 2. abs. in part., reverently, in holy fear, Od. 9.200; ἀμφί σοι ἁζόμενος S. OT 155. 3. to be angry, E. Fr. 348. (Cf. ἅγιος.)

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