ἴχνιον

ichnion

track, footprint

Appears 8 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 5
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Book 2 1
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2406
Book 3 1
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330
Book 5 1
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5193
Book 7 1
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738
Book 19 1
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19436
Iliad 3
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Book 13 1
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1371
Book 18 1
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18321
Book 23 1
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23764

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἴχνιον, τό (Dim. of ἴχνος only in form, cf. Hdn.Gr.2.903, but written ἰχνίον by Eust. 233.44), A. track, footprint, ἴχνιʼ ἐρευνῶντες κύνες ἤϊσαν Od. 19.436; μετʼ ἴχνια βαῖνε θεοῖο followed on her track, 5.193; μετʼ ἀνέρος ἴχνιʼ ἐρευνῶν Il. 18.321; κατʼ ἴχνιά τινος ἐφέπεσθαι A.R. 1.575; ἴχνια ἵππων X. An. 1.6.1 (v.l. ἴχνη): less freq. in sg., τὸ ἴ. μοῦνον λέλειπται τῶν ποδῶν Democr. 228; ἴ. ὀξέος ἵππου Call. Aet. 3.1.86; ἕπεσθαί τινι κατʼ ἴχνιον Q.S. 8.361; ἴ. ἑδράσασθαι to plant oneʼs step, AP 6.70 (Maced.). 2. metaph., trace, remnant, προτέρης ἀγλαΐης ib.58 (Isid.).

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