ἱδρόω

hidroo

sweat, perspire

Appears 14 times across Homer's epics.

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Iliad 13
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Book 4 2
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427
427
Book 8 1
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8543
Book 10 2
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10572
10574
Book 11 3
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11119
11598
11621
Book 17 2
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17385
17745
Book 18 1
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18372
Book 21 1
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21561
Book 22 1
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222
Odyssey 1
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Book 4 1
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439

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἱδρόω [ῐ by nature, cf. ἀφῐδρωσον Com.Adesp. 3 D.], v. sub fin.: fut. -ώσω Il. 2.388: aor. ἵδρωσα 4.27, X. Cyr. 8.1.38: pf. ἵδρωκα Luc. Merc. Cond. 26:—Pass., pf. ἵδρωται Id. Herm. 2: (ἶδος):—A. sweat, perspire, esp. from toil, τὸν δʼ ἱδρώοντα Il. 18.372; ἵππους λῦσαν . . ἱδρώοντας Od. 4.39; of a hunted deer, ἤϊξε . . σπεύδουσʼ ἱδρώουσα Il. 11.119; ἱδρώσει . . τελαμὼν ἀμφὶ στήθεσφιν it shall reek with sweat, 2.388: c. acc. cogn., ἱδρῶ θʼ ὃν ἵδρωσα μόγῳ 4.27; διὰ τί τὸ πρόσωπον μάλιστα ἱδροῦσιν; Arist. Pr. 867b34, cf. 866b28.—The contr. forms (really from ἱδρώ-ω) have ω, ῳ for ου, οι (cf. ῥιγόω), fem. part. ἱδρῶσαι Il. 11.598; 3pl. ἱδρῶσι Thphr. Sud. 36; opt. ἱδρῴη Hp. Aër. 8: codd. of X. vary between ἱδροῦντι and ἱδρῶντι, HG 4.5.7, Cyr. 1.4.28, but ἱδροῦντι An. 1.8.1, ἱδροῦσι Arist. Il.cc.; ὡς ἂν ἱδρῶντες, corrupted to ὡσανεὶ δρῶντες, Ph. 1.490: pres. ἱδρώω in Luc. Syr.D. 10,17; Ep.part. ἱδρώουσα, -οντα (v. supr.), -οντας Ar. Pax 1283 (hex.).

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