ἑρπύζω

herpyzo

creep, crawl

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 2
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Book 1 1
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1193
Book 13 1
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13220
Iliad 1
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Book 23 1
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23225

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἑρπύζω, impf. εἵρπυζον Q.S. 13.93 : pres. only in Hom.: aor. 1 ἑρπύσαι in Att. (v. ἕρπω):—Α. creep, crawl, in Hom. always of persons weighed down by age or deep distress, ἑρπύζοντʼ ἀνὰ γουνόν Od. 1.193 ; ἑρπύζων παρὰ θῖνα 13.220, cf. Il. 23.225, A.R. 4.1289 ; of quadrupeds and children, Nic. Al. 542 ; χρόνος ἑρπύζων AP 6.19 (Jul.); of ivy, ib.7.22 (Simm. Theb.).

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