ἰόομαι

ioomai

become

Appears 6 times across Homer's epics.

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Iliad 3
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Book 11 1
Chapter ?

11387
Book 15 1
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15440
Book 16 1
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16773
Odyssey 3
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Book 22 3
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22116
22119
22246

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἰόομαι, Pass., (ἰός C) A. become or be rusty, Arist. Col. 793b6, Thphr. Char. 10.14, Dsc. 5.78, Antig. Mir. 151. 2. become acrid, embittered, Hsch.:—Act. ἰόω, only late, rust, ὁ σίδηρος μᾶλλον ἰοῖ Olymp. in Mete. 266.26, cf. 270.14; convert into ἰός, Zos.Alch.pp.148,238B.

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