ἰοειδής

ioeides

like the flower

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἰοειδής [ῐ], ές, (ἴον) A. like the flower ἴον I, purple, in Hom. always of the sea, ἰοειδέα πόντον, whether calm or stormy, Il. 11.298, Od. 5.56, 11.107, Hes. Th. 844; κρήνη ib.3. II. (ἰός B) poisonous, κέντρον Nic. Th. 886; λοιγός ib.243. [Nic. makes short, as conversely he has ῑάσι from ἴον (q.v.).]
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