ῥυτήρ

hryter

one who draws

Appears 5 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 4
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Book 17 2
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17187
17223
Book 18 1
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18262
Book 21 1
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21173
Iliad 1
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Book 16 1
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16475

Dictionary (LSJ)

ῥυτήρ (A), ῆρος, ὁ, (ἐρύω (A)) A. one who draws or stretches, ῥ. βιοῦ, ὀϊστῶν, drawer of the bow, of arrows, Od. 21.173, 18.262. 2. strap by which one holds a horse, rein, Il. 16.475 (pl.); σπεύδειν ἀπὸ ῥυτῆρος with loose rein, at full gallop, S. OC 900; ἀπὸ ῥ. ἐλαύνειν τοὺς ἵππους D.H. 4.85, cf. 11.33, D.S. 19.26 (Phryn. PSp.41 B. expl. ἀπὸ ῥ. by ἄνευ χαλινοῦ): ῥυτῆρα χαλινόν Pancrat. Oxy. 1085.4; χαλινὸν . . ἔχον ῥυτῆρας PCair.Zen. 659.11 (iii B.C.). b. strap to flog with, D. 19.197, Aeschin. 2.157, cf. S. Aj. 241 (anap.), Fr. 501.

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