κερτόμιος

kertomios

mocking, taunting

Appears 6 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 3
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Book 1 1
Chapter ?

1539
Book 4 1
Chapter ?

46
Book 5 1
Chapter ?

5419
Odyssey 3
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Book 9 1
Chapter ?

9474
Book 20 1
Chapter ?

20177
Book 24 1
Chapter ?

24240

Dictionary (LSJ)

κερτόμιος( κερτόμεος EM 102.46), ον, A. mocking, taunting, κερτομίοις ἐπέεσσιν πειρηθῆναι Od. 24.240; Δία Κρονίδην ἐρεθίζειν Il. 5.419; simply κερτομίοισι Δία προσηύδα 1.539, cf. Od. 9.474; κ. ὀργαῖς S. Ant. 956 (lyr.); ἐν κ. γλώσσαις ib.962 (lyr.). (Perh. for (ς) κερ-στομος, cf. σκέραφος, κέραφος.)

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