κοίρανος

koiranos

king

Appears 7 times across Homer's epics.

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κοίρανος, ὁ,

poet. Noun (Boeot. for king, AB 1095), ruler, leader, commander,

1. in war or peace, ἡγεμόνες Δαναῶν καὶ κ. Il. 2.487; κοίρανε λαῶν 7.234; οὐκ ἀγαθὸν πολυκοιρανίη· εἷς κ. ἔστω, εἷς βασιλεύς 2.204.

2. generally, lord, master, Od. 18.106, Pi. N. 3.62, A. Ag. 549, S. OC 1287, E. Med. 71, al.—Rare in fem., Orph. Fr. 38.