ὑπερθρῴσκω

hyperthrosko

leap, spring

Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 4
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Book 8 1
Chapter ?

8179
Book 9 1
Chapter ?

9476
Book 12 1
Chapter ?

1253
Book 16 1
Chapter ?

16380

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὑπερθρῴσκω, fut. -θοροῦμαι, Ep. -θορέομαι: aor. -έθορον, Ep. ὑπέρθορον; inf. -θορεῖν Hdt. 6.134, Ep. -θορέειν Il. 12.53 (v. l. in Hdt. l. c.): —A. overleap, leap or spring over, c. acc., τάφρον ὑπερθορέονται Il. 8.179; ὑπέρθορον ἑρκίον αὐλῆς 9.476, cf. 12.53; so ὑπερθ. τοὺς ἀνθρώπους, τὸ ἕρκος, Hdt. 2.66, 6.134; πεδίον Ἀσωποῦ A. Ag. 297; πύργον ib.827; βᾶριν οὐχ ὑπερθορεῖ will not escape from it, Id. Supp. 873 (lyr.): also ὑπὲρ ἕρκος ὑ. Sol. 4.29: c. gen., πόλεως ὑ. E. Hec. 823.

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