κόνις

konis

dust

Appears 7 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 5
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Book 9 1
Chapter ?

9385
Book 13 1
Chapter ?

13335
Book 18 1
Chapter ?

1823
Book 23 1
Chapter ?

23764
Book 24 1
Chapter ?

2418
Odyssey 2
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Book 11 1
Chapter ?

11191
Book 24 1
Chapter ?

24316

Dictionary (LSJ)

κόνις, ιος, Att. εως or εος E. Cyc. 641, ἡ: dat. κόνι contr. fr. κόνιι, Il. 24.18, Od. 11.191, Att. κόνει:—A. dust, κόνιος δεδραγμένος Il. 13.393; as an emblem of a countless multitude, εἴ μοι τόσα δοίη ὅσα ψάμαθός τε κ. τε 9.385; κ. δέ σφʼ ἀμφιδεδήει Hes. Sc. 62; κόνιν, ἄναυδον ἄγγελον στρατοῦ A. Supp. 180; αἷμα κ. πίνει, ἀνασπᾷ, Id. Th. 736 (lyr.), Eu. 647; κ. διψία S. Ant. 247,429; of the grave, κ. κατακρύπτει χάριν Pi. O. 8.79, cf. S. OC 406, El. 435, etc.; κόνει φύρειν κάρα, in sign of mourning, E. Hec. 496; ἡ ἐπίχρυσος κ. gold dust, Poll. 7.97. 2. ashes, ἐν κόνι ἄγχι πυρός Od.l.c.; κόνιν αἰθαλόεσσαν χεύατο κὰκ κεφαλῆς Il. 18.23, cf. Theoc. 24.93. II. the dust of the κονίστρα, Arist. IA 709a14, Luc. Anach. 29, Ath. 12.518d: metaph., of toil, πάντα ἡμῖν μία κ. dub. in Luc. DMort. 1.3: in Plu. 2.697a κόνιν (lye) is prob. an error for κονίαν. III. = κονία III, Jul. Ep. 80. [κόνῐν Il. 18.23; κόνῐ (shortd. fr. κόνῑ before a vowel) 24.18, Od.l.c.; κονῑς, κονῑν, A. Pr. 1084 (anap.), Supp. 180, 783 (lyr.): ῐ in gen., v. supr.] (Cf. Lat. cinis.)

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