ἰσοφαρίζω

isopharizo

match oneself with, vie with

Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 4
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Book 6 1
Chapter ?

6101
Book 9 1
Chapter ?

9390
Book 21 2
Chapter ?

21194
21411

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἰσοφαρίζω [ῑ],= ἀντιφερίζω, A. match oneself with, vie with, οὐδέ τίς οἱ δύναται μένος ἰσοφαρίζειν Il. 6.101; ἔργα δʼ Ἀθηναίῃ . . ἰσοφαρίζοι 9.390; μνήμην οὔτινά φημι Σιμωνίδῃ -φαρίζειν Simon. 146, cf. Theoc. 7.30: generally, to be equal to, τινι Il. 21.194, Hes. Op. 490. II. trans., make equal, Nic. Th. 572.

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