κραιπνός

kraipnos

swift, rushing

Appears 20 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 15
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Book 5 1
Chapter ?

5223
Book 6 1
Chapter ?

6505
Book 8 1
Chapter ?

8107
Book 10 1
Chapter ?

10162
Book 13 1
Chapter ?

1318
Book 14 1
Chapter ?

14292
Book 15 2
Chapter ?

1583
15172
Book 16 2
Chapter ?

16671
16681
Book 17 1
Chapter ?

17190
Book 21 1
Chapter ?

21247
Book 22 1
Chapter ?

22138
Book 23 2
Chapter ?

23590
23749
Odyssey 5
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Book 5 1
Chapter ?

5385
Book 6 1
Chapter ?

6171
Book 8 1
Chapter ?

8247
Book 14 1
Chapter ?

1433
Book 17 1
Chapter ?

1727

Dictionary (LSJ)

κραιπνός, ή, όν, A. swift, rushing, Βορέης, θύελλαι, Od. 5.385, 6.171; πομποῖσιν ἅμα κραιπνοῖσι φέρεσθαι Il. 16.671, 681: in Hom. freq. ποσσὶ κραιπνοῖσι Il. 23.749, etc.; κραιπνῷ ποδί A. Pers. 95 (lyr.); πηδήμασιν κραιπνοῖσι S. Ichn. 213; κ. βέλος Pi. P. 4.90; κυλινδέσκοντο -ότεραι ἢ ἀνέμων στίχες, of the Symplegades, ib.209; σθένει κραιπνοί Id. Fr. 133: metaph., hasty, rash, κραιπνότερος νόος, of a youth, Il. 23.590. Adv. -νῶς, ἀνόρουσε 10.162; προσεβήσετο 14.292; διέπτατο 15.83; θέομεν Od. 8.247: neut. pl. as Adv., κραιπνὰ ποσὶ προβιβάς 17.27; κ. διωκέμεν ἠδὲ φέβεσθαι Il. 5.223, etc.

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