ἑκηβόλος

hekebolos

attaining his aim

Appears 9 times across Homer's epics.

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Iliad 9
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Book 1 6
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114
121
196
1110
1373
1438
Book 16 1
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16513
Book 22 1
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22302
Book 23 1
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23872

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἑκηβόλος, Dor. ἑκᾱβόλος, ον, (ἑκών, βάλλω) A. attaining his aim, epith. of Apollo, Il. 1.14, al. ; also Ἑκηβόλος alone, ib. 96, h.Ap. 45, Pi. Pae. 9.38, al. ; of Artemis, S. Fr. 401 ; ἑκηβόλοι Διὸς χέρες E. Ion 213 (lyr.) ; τόξα A. Pr. 711, Eu. 628 ; σφενδόναι E. Ph. 1142 ; ἔθνος ὀϊστῶν Opp. H. 4.205 ; in later Prose, ἑ. βέλη Plb. 13.3.4 ; μάχαι D.H. 10.16 ; ἑ. ἄνδρες Plu. Luc. 28 ; τὰ ἑ. Onos. 20.1 ; τοξεύματα, ὅπλα, Ael. Tact. 2.8, Arr. Tact. 3.3 ; τοξόται καὶ ἑκηβόλοι Agath. 3.17 : Dor. Sup. ἑκαβολέστατος Archyt. ap. Iamb. Protr. 4. Adv. -ιως, τοξεύειν Ath. 1.25d. (Understood by later writers as far-shooting (ἑκάς).)

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