ὁμοκλή

homokle

threat, reproof, rebuke

Appears 6 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 5
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Book 12 1
Chapter ?

12413
Book 16 1
Chapter ?

16147
Book 23 2
Chapter ?

23417
23446
Book 24 1
Chapter ?

24265
Odyssey 1
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Book 17 1
Chapter ?

17189

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὁμοκλή, ἡ, or ὀμοκλή (v. foreg., fin.), A. threat, reproof, rebuke, οἱ δὲ ἄνακτος ὑποδδείσαντες ὁ. Il. 12.413 ; χαλεπαὶ δὲ ἀνάκτων εἰσὶν ὁ. Od. 17.189 ; νήκουστος ὁμοκλέων deaf to reproaches, Emp. 137.3 ; of the threatening shouts of an attacking enemy, μάχῃ ἔνι μεῖναι ὁμοκλήν Il. 16.147 ; of shouts addressed to horses, τοὶ δʼ ὑπʼ ὀμοκλῆς ῥίμφʼ ἔφερον θοὸν ἅρμα h.Cer. 88, Hes. Sc. 341 ; of the sound of flutes, ἐν αὐλῶν παμφώνοις ὁμοκλαῖς Pi. I. 5(4).27, cf. A. Fr. 57.5 (anap.). II. in later Ep., onset, attack, βορέαο ὁ. Nic. Th. 311 ; of Sirius, Κυνὸς δριμεῖαν ὁ. Opp. H. 1.152 ; of fire, ib.4.14, cf. Q.S. 6.614, al., Man. 2.374. (Etym. dub. ; signf. II perh. arose from misinterpr. of Il. 16.147.)

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