ἕλωρ

helor

spoil, prey

Appears 9 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 5
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Book 5 2
Chapter ?

5488
5684
Book 17 2
Chapter ?

17151
17667
Book 18 1
Chapter ?

1893
Odyssey 4
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Book 3 1
Chapter ?

3271
Book 5 1
Chapter ?

5473
Book 13 1
Chapter ?

13208
Book 24 1
Chapter ?

24292

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἕλωρ, τό, Ep. word (twice in Trag., v. infr.), only nom. and acc. sg. and pl.: (ἑλεῖν):—A. spoil, prey, in sg., of unburied corpses, ἀνδράσι δυσμενέεσσιν ἕ. καὶ κύρμα γενέσθαι Il. 5.488, cf. 17.151; μὴ θήρεσσιν ἕ. κ. κ. γένωμαι Od. 5.473, cf. 3.271, A.R. 1.1251; of valuables, μή . . ἕ. ἄλλοισι γένηται Od. 13.208; κυσὶν πρόβλητος οἰωνοῖς θʼ ἕ. S. Aj. 830: pl., κυσὶν δʼ ἕλωρα . . πέλειν A. Supp. 800 (lyr.). II. in pl. also, Πατρόκλοιο δʼ ἕλωρα . . ἀποτείσῃ may pay penalty for the slaughter of P., Il. 18.93.

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