κνέφας

knephas

darkness

Appears 16 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 9
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Book 3 1
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3329
Book 5 1
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5225
Book 9 2
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9168
9558
Book 10 2
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10185
10478
Book 12 1
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1231
Book 18 1
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18370
Book 19 1
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19426
Iliad 7
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Book 1 1
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1475
Book 2 1
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2413
Book 8 1
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8500
Book 11 2
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11194
11209
Book 17 1
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17455
Book 24 1
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24351

Dictionary (LSJ)

κνέφας, τό, Att. gen. κνέφους Ar. Ec. 290, Com.Adesp. 35, later κνέφατος Plb. 8.26.10; dat. κνέφᾳ X. HG 7.1.15, κνέφεϊ AP 7.633 (Crin.), as if from κνέφος, cited by Hsch., Suid., Phot.: (cf. δνόφος):—A. darkness, Hom. (only in nom. and acc.), of the evening dusk, twilight, εἰς ὅ κε . . δύῃ τʼ ἠέλιος καὶ ἐπὶ κ. ἱερὸν ἔλθῃ Il. 11.194, 209: later, generally, darkness, δυσάλιον κ. A. Eu. 396 (lyr.); νυκτός Id. Pers. 357, cf. E. Ba. 510, etc.; τὸ κατὰ γᾶς κ. Id. Hipp. 836 (lyr.): metaph., τοῖον ἐπὶ κ. ἀνδρὶ μύσος πεπόταται A. Eu. 378 (lyr.). 2. morning twilight, πρῲ πάνυ τοῦ κνέφους Ar. Ec. 290; ἅμα κνέφᾳ at dawn, X.l.c., Cyr. 4.2.15.

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