κατηρεφής

katerephes

covered over, vaulted, overhanging

Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 3
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Book 5 1
Chapter ?

5367
Book 9 1
Chapter ?

9183
Book 13 1
Chapter ?

13349
Iliad 1
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Book 18 1
Chapter ?

18589

Dictionary (LSJ)

κατηρεφής, ές, (ἐρέφω) A. covered over, vaulted, overhanging, σπέος εὺρὺ κ. Od. 13.349; κλισίας τε κ. Il. 18.589; ἐν σμήνεσσι κ. μέλισσαι Hes. Th. 594; μέγα κῦμα . . κ. Od. 5.367: c. dat., σπέος δάφνῃσι κ. shaded by, embowered in them, 9.183; δώματα πέτρῃσι κ. Hes. Th. 778; so in Trag., κ. πέτρος, of a cave, S. Ph. 272; ἐν κ. στέγῃ χθονός Id. El. 381; κ. τύμβος Id. Ant. 885; κ. αὐτῇ τῇ πέτρᾳ Pl. Criti. 116b; of trees, thick-leaved, Theoc. 7.9; κ. πόδα τιθέναι keep the foot covered, of Pallas seated, when the robe falls over her feet, opp. ὀρθὸν πόδα τ., A. Eu. 294. 2. c. gen., στέγην, ἧς κατηρεφεῖς δόμοι E. Hipp. 468; τράπεζαι κ. παντοίων ἀγαθῶν covered with, full of, Anacr. 121.

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