κνημίς

knemis

greave, legging

Appears 8 times across Homer's epics.

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Iliad 7
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Book 3 1
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3330
Book 11 1
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1117
Book 16 1
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16131
Book 18 2
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18459
18613
Book 19 1
Chapter ?

19369
Book 21 1
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21592
Odyssey 1
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Book 24 1
Chapter ?

24229

Dictionary (LSJ)

κνημίς, ῖδος, ἡ, Aeol. acc. κνᾶμιν Eust. 265.18 (corrupted to κνῆμιν in Choerob. in Theod. 1.327); Aeol. nom. pl. κνάμῐδες Alc. 15.4: (κνήμη):—A. greave, legging, κνημῖδας μὲν πρῶτα περὶ κνήμῃσιν ἔθηκε ἀργυρέοισιν ἐπισφυρίοις ἀραρυίας Il. 19.369; τεῦξε δέ οἱ κνημῖδας . . κασσιτέροιο 18.613; κ. ὀρειχάλκοιο φαεινοῦ Hes. Sc. 122; βόειαι κ. oxhide leggings, Od. 24.229, cf. Plb. 11.9.4; sg., Il. 21.592, Luc. Rh.Pr. 18. II. spoke of a wheel, D.S. 18.27. III. = κνημός I, D.P. 714.

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