ἱμάσσω

himasso

flog

Appears 7 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 5
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Book 2 1
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2782
Book 11 2
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11280
11531
Book 15 1
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1517
Book 17 1
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17624
Odyssey 2
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Book 5 1
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5380
Book 6 1
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6316

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἱμάσσω [ῐ], fut. ἱμάσω [ᾰ]: aor. ἵμᾰσα: (ἱμάς):—A. flog horses, τοὺς ἵμασʼ Ἀντίλοχος Il. 5.589, cf. 11.531; of men, εἰ . . σε πληγῇσιν ἱμάσσω 15.17, cf. Hes. Th. 857; ἵμασε χθόνα χειρί smote it, h.Ap. 340; ὅτε . . γαῖαν ἱμάσσῃ when he smites it with lightnings, Il. 2.782:—Pass., ἱμασσόμενος δέμας αὔραις AP 7.696 (Arch.), cf. Nonn. D. 42.491.

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