κολεόν

koleon

sheath, scabbard

Appears 8 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 6
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Book 1 2
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1194
1220
Book 3 1
Chapter ?

3272
Book 11 1
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1130
Book 12 1
Chapter ?

12190
Book 19 1
Chapter ?

19253
Odyssey 2
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Book 8 1
Chapter ?

8404
Book 11 1
Chapter ?

1198

Dictionary (LSJ)

κολεόν, Ep. and Lyr. usu. κουλεόν, τό, A. sheath, scabbard, ἕλκετο δʼ ἐκ κολεοῖο μέγα ξίφος Il. 1.194; κολεῷ μὲν ἄορ θέο Od. 10.333; ἂψ δʼ ἐς κουλεὸν ὦσε μέγα ξίφος Il. 1.220; ξίφεος μέγα κουλεόν 3.272; ἀτὰρ περὶ κουλεὸν ἦεν ἀργύρεον 11.30, cf. Od. 11.98, Pi. N. 10.6; κολεῶν ἐρυστὰ . . ξίφη S. Aj. 730; φάσγανον κώπης λαβὼν ἐξεῖλκε κολεοῦ E. Hec. 544; ἐν κολεῷ X. Cyr. 1.2.9; μάχαιρα ἐλεφάντινον τὸ κολειὸν (sic) ἔχουσα IG 22.1382.16 (κολεόν ib.1388.47); κολεὰ δύο ib.11(2).203B 39 (Delos, iii B.C.); κ., μέγα λώτινον ἔργον Theoc. 24.45. 2. in insects, sheath, wing-case, Arist. HA 531b24.

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