ἰατήρ

iater

surgeon

Appears 6 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 5
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Book 2 1
Chapter ?

2732
Book 4 2
Chapter ?

4190
4194
Book 11 2
Chapter ?

11518
11835
Odyssey 1
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Book 17 1
Chapter ?

17384

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἰατήρ [ῑ], Cypr. acc. sg. ἰjατῆραν Inscr.Cypr. 135.3 H., Ep. ἰητήρ, ῆρος, ὁ, poet. for ἰατρός, in Hom. mostly, A. surgeon, Il. 2.732, Od. 17.384, cf. Pi. P. 3.65, etc.: generally, healer, νόσων Theoc. Ep. 8: metaph., ἰ. κακῶν S. Tr. 1209; πένθεος AP 7.466.8 (Leon.): abs., deliverer, Pi. P. 4.270.

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