κρουνός

krounos

spring, well head

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 3
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Book 4 1
Chapter ?

4454
Book 22 2
Chapter ?

22147
22208

Dictionary (LSJ)

κρουνός, ὁ, A. spring, well head, whence streams (πηγαί) issue, Il. 22.147, 208; χείμαρροι ποταμοὶ . . κρουνῶν ἐκ μεγάλων 4.454, cf. Pi. O. 13.63, Men. 530.22, PLond. 3.1177.290 (ii A. D.), etc.; κρουνοὶ κρηναίου ποτοῦ S. Tr. 14. 2. metaph., κ. αἵματος E. Rh. 790, cf. Hec. 568; κρουνοὶ Ἁφαίστοιο streams of lava from Etna, Pi. P. 1.25; of streaming perspiration, Hp. Aph. 7.85, Lib. Ep. 316.3: metaph., torrent of words, θαρρῶν τὸν κ. ἀφίει Ar. Ra. 1005. 3. watercourse, Str. 5.3.8. 4. spout, nozzle, Hero Spir. 2.25, al.

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