ὑποδείδω

hypodeido

shrink in fear under, cower before

Appears 12 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 8
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Book 1 1
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1406
Book 5 1
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5521
Book 12 1
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12413
Book 18 1
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18199
Book 22 1
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22282
Book 23 2
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23417
23446
Book 24 1
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24265
Odyssey 4
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Book 2 1
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266
Book 9 1
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9377
Book 16 1
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16425
Book 17 1
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17564

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὑποδείδω, I. trans., shrink in fear under, cower before, c. acc., Hom., who uses mostly the aor. (usu. written with double δ for δϝ, v. δείδω) , ὑπέδδεισαν, ὑποδδείσαντες, Il. 1.406, 12.413, al.; ὑποδείσατε Od. 2.66: Ep. pf. 2 and plpf., ὑποδείδια 17.564, Philet. 8, ὑπεδείδισαν Il. 5.521: Ep. pf. 1 ὑπαιδείδοικα h.Merc. 165: literally, of birds, cower beneath, μέγαν αἰγυπιὸν ὑποδείσαντες S. Aj. 169 (anap.). II. abs., fear, μή τίς μοι ὑποδδείσας ἀναδύη Od. 9.377; ὑποδεδοικώς Luc. Salt. 63; cf. ὑποδεδιώς.

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