ὑποτρέω

hypotreo

shrink back, give ground

Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 4
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Book 7 1
Chapter ?

7217
Book 15 1
Chapter ?

15636
Book 17 2
Chapter ?

17275
17587

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὑποτρέω, Ep. 3pl. pres. -τρέουσι Timo 58.4: Hom. only in aor. -έτρεσα:—A. shrink back, give ground, Il. 7.217, 15.636, 17.275; ὑποτρέσαι Pi. Fr. 224: c. acc., shrink before, flee before, Il. 17.587. Poet. word, used in late Prose, Plu. Mar. 7, M.Ant. 11.9.

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